iOS 27 will bring updates to key apps on your iPhone, report claims, but don't expect big changes to Liquid Glass

New report says Apple wants to “simplify” Liquid Glass in iOS 27
This could mean design changes for apps like Camera, Weather and Safari
However, the transparent effects of Liquid Glass may not change much

With iOS 27 scheduled to be unveiled to the world in less than a month at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), there’s a lot of speculation about what we could see happen with Apple apps, including what new features may emerge and what will become of the Liquid Glass design language.

However, we may have gotten a better idea of this thanks to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. According to Gurman leaks, Apple wants to introduce numerous changes to some of its core iOS apps, including Camera, Weather, and Safari. This will affect not only the appearance of the applications but also how they work.

One of the most drastic overhauls will come to the Camera app, which was recently overhauled in June 2025. In iOS 27, Gurman says Apple will allow users to customize the app to their needs. You can choose a set of controls (or “widgets”) that best suit you, and each shooting mode can have its own set of widgets. You’ll have the option to choose between basic or advanced controls, while there will also be a Siri mode that takes advantage of Apple’s Visual Intelligence to identify plants, translate text and more.

here to stay

A person holding an iPhone running iOS 26.

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Apple’s Liquid Glass interface has received a mixed response so far, but at least its implementation in iOS 26 is much more usable than the mess in macOS.

But while Gurman’s report mentions Apple’s plans to “simplify the Liquid Glass design language,” he barely described any changes to the system’s glassy effects in his article. Instead, most of the changes coming to iOS 27 apps, as presented in the report, seem to have more to do with the placement of elements on the screen and the addition of new features.

Previous reports have outlined how Apple is looking to optimize Liquid Glass in iOS 27, which could include a new system-wide slider to adjust the intensity of the effect, plus other changes to improve text readability and the overall system experience.

But since iOS 27 is rumored to be a much smaller revision than what we got with iOS 26, we shouldn’t expect Liquid Glass to change drastically.

Given the incredibly low chances of Apple abandoning this design theme so soon after introducing it, you shouldn’t expect it to go away anytime soon. Love it or hate it, Liquid Glass is here to stay, but it could be about to enter a new chapter.

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