According to Bloomberg, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the birth of the iPhone, Apple is starting to reorganize the design of the next generation of iPhone operating system iOS 26. Not only that, many operating systems such as iOS 26, iPad OS 26, tvOS 26, and Carplay's user interface (UI) that will be launched this fall will all undergo large-scale adaptation.
This series of major design adjustments is expected to be held on the 9th WWDC25 (Apple Global Developer Conference 2025) was officially released. Foreign media predict that Apple Vice President Alan Day will introduce relevant design changes at the conference. The new UI element is named "Liquid Glass", which aims to bring users the unique gloss and transparent visual effects of the glass surface. This move is an important measure for Apple to unify its product design style and enhance the coherence of the operating system.
Bloomberg pointed out that "liquid glass" UI design is not only a visual innovation, but will also lay the foundation for the launch of new hardware products. Among them, the highly anticipated 2027 iPhone will be fully modified as a commemorative model for the 20th anniversary of the launch of the iPhone. It is reported that this commemorative iPhone will further deepen the glass concept. The entire edge of the machine uses curved glass and is matched with ultra-thin bezels to achieve a truly bezel-free full-screen design. Apple named it "Glasswing", which means a butterfly with transparent wings, showing its unique design concept. "
Liquid interface is expected to be the focus of this year's WWDC event. The new iOS design is adapted to the 20th anniversary iPhone launched in September 2027, which is worth looking forward to. However, some media commented that when many companies turn to innovative interfaces with artificial intelligence (AI) as the core, Apple focuses more on optimizing and upgrading the existing successful operating system, making it more powerful and smooth.
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