Have You Completed Your Liquid Glass Adaptation?
Tomorrow marks the official release of iOS 26, and a large number of users are likely to upgrade immediately to experience the brand-new Liquid Glass design language. Compared to previous years, this year’s adaptation workload is significantly heavier—especially for apps with complex interactions, which may face many unexpected issues.
Liquid Glass isn’t just a visual refresh; it also introduces significant changes to interaction logic. Some system components differ drastically from older versions, and with many unresolved bugs still present at launch, users may find it hard to tell whether issues come from the system itself or from the apps. In the weeks ahead, developers will likely face an uphill battle, juggling user support and explaining that not all problems are their own.
Whether you love or dislike the new style, Liquid Glass will undoubtedly become a major selling point for the new iPhone. But if Apple were more proactive in providing comprehensive system components and documentation earlier, the ecosystem could embrace this new design language sooner and deliver a more consistent, polished experience to users.
Have you completed your Liquid Glass adaptation?
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完成 Liquid Glass 的适配了吗？
明天 iOS 26 就要正式发布了，必然会有大批用户第一时间升级，体验全新的 Liquid Glass 设计语言。相比往年，今年的适配工作量明显更大——尤其对于交互复杂的应用，可能会遇到许多意想不到的问题。
Liquid Glass 不仅仅是视觉风格的改变，它在交互逻辑上也有诸多调整。一些系统组件在新旧版本间差异巨大，加之临近发布时仍存在不少未解决的 Bug，用户很难分辨问题到底源自系统还是应用本身。可以预见，接下来几周，开发者们免不了要在用户支持和问题解释上打一场"硬仗"。
无论你是否喜欢 Liquid Glass 的视觉风格，它无疑会成为新 iPhone 的重要卖点。但如果苹果能在开发者体验上更具前瞻性，尽早提供完善的系统组件和文档支持，应用生态就能更快、更一致地拥抱这一新设计语言，最终让所有用户受益。
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