Apple is continuing to push the Liquid Glass visual style it introduced across iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26, and the company has now refreshed its public design showcase to highlight how third-party developers are starting to use the new look in real apps.
The updated gallery includes a range of iPhone and iPad software examples and compares interface treatments across iOS 18 and iOS 26. In practical terms, the new showcase gives developers and users a clearer side-by-side look at how Apple wants the design language to evolve as more apps adopt the translucent, layered, and highly reactive interface style.
Apple says the gallery is meant to show how teams of different sizes can use its latest design language to build experiences that feel more natural, responsive, and fluid across its platforms. The company is clearly treating the gallery as both inspiration and soft guidance for the broader app ecosystem.
From the examples now included, the Liquid Glass approach is showing up in places such as tab bars, navigation controls, bottom toolbars, and pop-up menus. Apple is also drawing attention to standalone search buttons in some apps, another interface detail that echoes patterns the company has already been testing inside its own software.
Apps featured in the refreshed gallery include AllTrails, Carrot Weather, Fantastical, Kroger, SketchPro, Trello, and Le Monde. That mix suggests Apple wants developers to see the design system as flexible enough for productivity, media, utility, and lifestyle apps rather than a narrow visual experiment.
This is not the first time Apple has published such a showcase. An earlier version appeared after the initial iOS 26 rollout and already collected examples of apps embracing the same design direction. The new version expands on that effort and signals that Apple still expects broader adoption over time.
So far, Apple has only made limited adjustments to the overall style itself. One example cited in the report is a lock-screen clock control that lets users adjust the intensity of the Liquid Glass effect. Outside of tweaks like that, there have not been major design reversals or large structural changes.
Current rumors also suggest Apple will continue using the same visual language in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, with refinements rather than a dramatic redesign. One possible addition, according to recent speculation, is a system-wide transparency slider that would let users tune the overall strength of the glass-like interface effect more directly.
