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A comment on Apple's Liquid Glass is prep work for AR interfaces, not just a design refresh. Parent comment

Re:Apple's Liquid Glass is prep work for AR interfaces, not ... by makeitdouble on Friday June 13, 2025 @11:51PM (#44274063)
> Apple's actual guidelines are clear: only a few controls visible at once, infrequent access pattern, only on top of rich content.

> The criticism assumes they're redesigning everything when they explicitly documented the opposite.

Does Control Center fit those guidelines for applying Liquid Glass ?

It doesn't look like Apple has as much restraint as you're giving them credit for.

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Re:Apple's Liquid Glass is prep work for AR interfaces, not ... by nateroling on Saturday June 14, 2025 @12:10AM (#44274130)
I don’t think control center actually uses the liquid glass elements. They don’t respond to accessibility options like reduce transparency, for one thing.
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