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🏠 Apple’s Liquid Glass UI suggests AR is coming

But the UI is really horrible

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Brett Goldstein
June 16, 2025

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The Curious Case of the “Liquid Glass" UI

Apple wrapped up WWDC last week, and here are the quick hits: the Siri overhaul got delayed again, now pushed back to spring 2026. Call Screening and Live Translation are coming to Phone and FaceTime, Messages gets polls and better unknown sender filtering, and Apple Wallet will soon support Digital IDs and live tracking for flights.

But the bigger buzz is Apple's "Liquid Glass" UI - rolling out in iOS 26.

But here's the deeper play: ahead of every paradigm shift, Apple uses design to transition users to new interfaces.

Back in 2007, most people used feature phones with physical buttons, so Apple used skeuomorphic design where apps looked like physical buttons (and items around their house) to teach them to use touch screen interfaces.

By 2013, touch screen interfaces like iPhone had enough traction where Apple was able to launch flat design, which is native to that paradigm.

Now in 2025, liquid glass is the transition to Augmented Reality. Since most folks don't use AR today, Apple is quietly teaching us how to use the interfaces to come.

Based on previous timelines, I'd expect native AR interfaces to launch by 2031.

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