Apple’s controversial “Liquid Glass” translucent UI effect, which drew heavy criticism for poor legibility in its initial release, has seen major improvements in the iOS 27 developer beta. While the new transparency slider lets users dial the effect from strong glass to fully opaque, 9to5Mac’s Ben Lovejoy found that Apple also refined the blurring and rendering under the hood. Even with Liquid Glass maxed out, text and interface elements remain perfectly readable in challenging scenarios (like overlapping black text), effectively resolving the biggest pain points of the original implementation.

Ben Lovejoy for 9to5Mac:
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Liquid Glass was the most contentious UI change Apple has introduced in many years. While many of us really liked it, there was a sizable chunk of the Apple user base who absolutely hated it.

To be … clear, the first implementation was very bad… The company initially responded with a toggle, while iOS 27 offers a more flexible solution in the form of a slider. At one end, the glass effect is very strong, and at the other, the glass is frosted to such a degree that it is essentially completely opaque. This is indistinguishable from switching off the effect completely.

I decided to experiment with it, starting with the effect maxed out. I was expecting to later adjust it, but instead found that Apple has made a number of changes to the Liquid Glass implementation which means that everything remains perfectly legible even with maximum transparency.

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Apple’s Liquid Glass fixes in iOS 27 add up to a solid win for fans of the design — and potentially a sign that Apple could push the effect even further in future updates.

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Source link: https://macdailynews.com/2026/06/12/apples-liquid-glass-fixes-in-ios-27-go-beyond-a-simple-slider/

After years of underwhelming performance, Apple is finally delivering on Siri’s original promise. In a new USA Today column, tech analyst Bob O’Donnell explains how the revamped Siri AI — unveiled at WWDC 2026 and powered by Apple Intelligence — transforms the assistant into a truly intelligent, context-aware helper that respects your privacy while handling everyday tasks with ease.

Bob O’Donnell for USA Today:
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Fifteen years ago, the Siri vision was grand. A personal digital assistant that would be at your beck and call to find whatever information you wanted and do whatever you requested in a manner that was customized to you.

The reality, however, was not all that. Misunderstood questions, frustrating responses, and little more than fancy timer settings was about all we got.

At this week’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), though, Apple seems to have gone back to that original perspective and finally delivered what we always hoped Siri would be—an intelligent, always connected, genuinely helpful colleague that can find information, assist in completing tasks, and take advantage of the incredible capabilities that our modern devices now have. Importantly, given Apple’s strong focus on privacy, it can do all of this in a way that doesn’t expose your data to anyone — not even Apple…

I’m guessing that most of the personal requests that people make to chatbots are relatively simple, particularly as they’re getting used to the technology. What is critically important is understanding and responding to those requests with the knowledge of your personal context—and that’s a key differentiating capability that Apple has brought to the new Siri.

In other words, by being able to see and understand the information on your device, Siri can respond in a way that’s meaningful to you…

It’s rare that companies that are late to major tech advancements end up benefitting from that timing. But for Apple, it looks like the new Siri AI may be arriving right on time.

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Siri AI just works. It’s a great foundation to buildupon for many years to come!

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Source link: https://macdailynews.com/2026/06/12/the-real-siri-has-arrived-apple-fulfills-its-original-vision/