Tag: phones
‘99% of the work doesn’t make it out’ – Apple’s VP of Human Interface Design on how Liquid Glass hits the high bar
Apple’s last major redesign of a platform was iOS 7, a bright and vibrant take on the OS, but one that was developed and ultimately released within a different Apple. It was 2013, and Apple simply didn’t have as much of a cohesive ecosystem or as many devices. It’s not…
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Apple is out of surprises and focuses on making the future as clear as glass
Apple‘s WWDC 2025 did not disappoint, but it didn’t inspire either. I wanted answers to some of my burning questions, like when is Siri going to glow up, what’s the future of Apple Home, and how will you inspire consumers to buy into the Vision Pro…er..vision? None of that was…
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For Liquid Glass, ‘the most obvious inspiration was visionOS’, says Craig Federighi
Liquid Glass. It’s an umbrella term for interface changes across virtually every Apple platform, but it’s also evocative of an intangible thing; digital, transparent, amorphous glass that glides, flexes, and responds to touch in a way real glass could never do. Just hours after Apple unveiled, at WWDC 2025, the…
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iOS 26 launch live: all the new features plus reaction to the polarizing Liquid Glass redesign
Refresh 2025-06-10T11:54:43.894Z Finally, a simpler Camera app (Image credit: Apple) I’ve been waiting for Apple to streamline and tidy up its Camera app for years, and it’s finally done it in iOS 26. Rather than a confusing list of photo modes and settings at the base of the app, Apple…
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AI Siri’s absence from WWDC shows it’s still Apple’s biggest failure in 14 years
I am going to talk about Terminator 2: Judgment Day in a post about AI, but not for the reason you would assume, so bear with me. I want to talk about John Connor’s be-mulleted best friend, Tim. There’s a moment at the arcade during which the T-1000 is searching…
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A new leaked Google Pixel feature looks so useful it genuinely might convince me to switch from Samsung
Google leaks a new VIPs feature for Pixel phones They’re a special tier of contact you can track and make notes about The feature isn’t available yet, and has no known release date Google looks set to give Google Pixel phone users a major update with a new VIP option…
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