WWDC 2025: Apple CEO Tim Cook fired the designer behind the controversial iOS 26 Liquid Glass? Here’s the truth

The Liquid Glass design theme on iOS 26 got off to a controversial start ahead of the operating system’s global release. Hailed as one of the biggest design overhauls to iOS since iOS 7, the Liquid Glass theme brought back the concept of glass-based translucent UI elements from the days of Windows Vista and macOS X’s Aqua theme. However, the implementation of the UI seems not to gel well with the public, especially over factors like legibility and UI cleanliness.