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From our Blog
How to Turn Liquid Glass into a Solid Interface – TidBITS
Apple’s new Liquid Glass interface design brings transparency and blur effects to all Apple operating systems, but many users find it distracting or difficult to read. Here’s how to control its effects and make your interface more usable. Although the relevant Accessibility settings are quite similar across macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS, I separate them because they offer different levels of utility in each. I have no experience with (or interest in) a Vision Pro, so I can’t comment on Liquid Glass in visionOS.
Everything Apple Announced at the September 2025 Event – MacRumors
Apple on Tuesday held its “Awe Dropping” fall event to debut new iPhone 17 models, the super-thin iPhone Air, the Apple Watch Series 11, SE3, and Ultra 3, new AirPods Pro 3, and more. It took Apple more than an hour to introduce the new devices, but we’ve recapped everything in a quick 13-minute video for our readers who want a short but detailed overview of what’s new.
