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Liquid Glass, Apple’s recent user interface redesign, has proven more controversial on Mac than on iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. A new report says the brand wants to refine the experience with an upcoming “slight redesign" set to debut with macOS 27.
That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who reports sources have shared plans to tweak the design rather than overhaul it. Gurman reports that Apple wants to tweak transparency effects and shadows across the macOS version to help improve contrast and readability.
He says Apple is working to implement the design it originally intended to roll out, with sources referring to macOS 26's Liquid Glass design as a “not-completely-baked implementation from Apple’s software engineering team.”
Gurman also notes that hardware limitations are part of the issue, with many older Mac products using LCD displays that aren't as capable of rendering Liquid Glass effects as OLED screens.
Sources familiar with Apple's plans say that Liquid Glass isn’t going away, but we’ll continue to see improvements to the design with future updates. Gurman says upcoming changes on iOS and iPadOS are also expected, but they’re interface tweaks, so you shouldn’t expect mammoth changes.
Outside of the user interface, Gurman reports that this next wave of software will include bug fixes, improved battery life, and better performance. We expect to learn more about macOS 27, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and other upgrades at WWDC 2026, scheduled for June 8.
It’s also likely we’ll hear more about the long-awaited AI overhaul for Siri, which has so far proven to be a false start for Apple. It’s rumored to be a chatbot-like refresh of the assistant, alongside previously announced features such as the AI connecting between multiple apps to get tasks done on your behalf.