Mac Power Users

801: WWDC 2025: A Return to Form

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Jun 10, 2025
Apple's 2025 WWDC introduced a stunning 'Liquid Glass' user interface, enhancing usability across its devices. The new Phone app dazzles with a fluid design, showcasing dynamic elements. Excitement surrounds macOS Tahoe, featuring improved Spotlight and a nostalgic redesign of the Finder icon. iOS and iPadOS 26 bring innovative updates, elevating user interaction with enhanced visuals. Meanwhile, the Apple Watch faces mixed reviews for limited options, but SmartStack shows promise for future improvements. AI integration in VisionOS sparks discussions on productivity.
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Apple's Liquid Glass UI Impact

  • Apple's new Liquid Glass interface revamps all its platforms simultaneously, a unique move in its history.
  • This design blends physicality and depth, creating a dynamic, glass-like interaction unlike past UI trends.
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Liquid Glass Elevates UI Layers

  • Early design attempts of floating controls failed due to flat UI limitations.
  • Liquid Glass's new APIs enable layered, dynamic interfaces that improve usability and aesthetics.
ANECDOTE

Clear Icons Reduce Distraction

  • David Sparks enjoys using the new Clear Icon mode to reduce distractions by removing color.
  • He finds it attractive and a fun risk to improve focus on the home screen wallpaper.
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