Ben Lovejoy is a British technology writer and EU Editor for 9to5Mac. He’s known for his op-eds and diary pieces, exploring his experience of Apple products over time, for a more rounded review. He also writes fiction, with two technothriller novels, a couple of SF shorts and a rom-com!

Apple designed its Liquid Glass interface to appear layered, as if the buttons you’re tapping on the screen are tangible elements. The effect is as if a glass prism hangs over various design elements,

Apple has begun rolling out iOS 26 to users worldwide. iPhones equipped with the A13 Bionic chip or newer can now update to the latest operating system, but Apple has stopped supporting OS updates on the older XR,

Now the iPhone’s newly-released iOS 26 update is being lambasted for a function issue — it’s apparently draining users’ battery. After installing the update, which was initially announced in June at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, many techheads noticed that their “juice bar” was being depleted within hours.

In the Display & Text Size section, look for Reduce Transparency and flip the switch to the on position. (You’re not turning off transparency; rather, you’re turning on the reduction of it.) Here’s an example of the effect of turning on Reduce Transparency in the App Store app.

To create the effect of glass and all of its reflective and shimmering properties, iOS 26 forces every icon on your iPhone home screen to have a slight glow to them in the top left and lower right corners. This gives the subtlest parallax effect when you tilt your iPhone, creating the illusion that they’ve got the thinnest layer of depth.

Google released the latest Android feature drop. Material 3 Expressive has finally arrived, and it's brilliant. You get more customizations, better animations, and performance. When the latest Android feature drop hit my Pixel 9 Pro a few days ago,

The iOS 26 Safari browser on iPhone evokes the new design system featuring Liquid Glass, with floating toolbars and