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Liquid Glass Looks Great, but I’m More Hyped for These Low-Key iOS 26 Features
0:00 – iOS 26
0:52 – Snooze Alarm
1:30 – Adaptive Power
2:15 – Backgrounds in Messages
2:45 – Visual Intelligence & Screenshots
3:15 – Games App
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@dugadugdugtoby
June 23, 2025 at 8:12 am
I had all that in Windows Vista
@vividthespis
June 23, 2025 at 10:13 am
You mean Windows Vista.
Nice try though.
@fluxnekta
June 23, 2025 at 10:50 am
@@vividthespisnope apple made it first in mac aqua in year 2,000
@brandonsmith6962
June 23, 2025 at 12:29 pm
Same ol windows vista mess I wish YouTube wasn’t a thing
@tlc12070
June 23, 2025 at 8:16 am
I thought I left android.
@darkovinster2754
June 23, 2025 at 8:21 am
Thanks for the video, but this iOS26 is pretty boring…. Nothing very impressive. And the liquid glass for me is like a bad joke from Apple. If Nothing phone would be better i would change for them this year. Apple are lucky to have something that still hold up, but i am less and less happy with them in the last 5 years. They have to do something because i feel like older Apple user (25 years on my side) are now fed up from them. Too much bug, crappy interface and less inovation through the years.
@brandonsmith6962
June 23, 2025 at 12:26 pm
Get an android ….borning is good
@MagnusElpron
June 23, 2025 at 8:26 am
This is what happens when 300000$ a year designers don’t know what to do and need to justify their salary : “let’s make everything liquid”
Instead of removing that “magic island” hole in the screen or make so that you can use your phone without having to Swipe from the bottom every f*** time
@brandonsmith6962
June 23, 2025 at 12:27 pm
So you mad.
@jdeck1111
June 23, 2025 at 8:28 am
Trash
@mirzarizwanbaig9449
June 23, 2025 at 8:35 am
3:20 basically a bloatware…
@Ben610
June 23, 2025 at 9:16 am
iOS 26 dev beta is buggy and has terrible battery life right now. The new Liquid Glass look is not something I personally like or want. I wish there was an option to disable the transparent glass look. I do however like the various quality of life changes they made such as the battery settings giving you an estimate on how long until 80 percent and fully charged. Or the snooze time being adjustable. Also being able to set any MP3 on your device as a ringtone is a great addition.
@juicy_am
June 23, 2025 at 10:56 am
Settings accessibility display reduce transparency
@brandonsmith6962
June 23, 2025 at 12:28 pm
Your does it’s not buggy and battery life is good …your phone sucks
@brandonsmith6962
June 23, 2025 at 12:28 pm
And it’s a beta crazy
@Ben610
June 23, 2025 at 12:40 pm
@@brandonsmith6962great comment. Thanks for being so positive and supportive. I love this community.
@brandonsmith6962
June 23, 2025 at 12:43 pm
@Ben610no problem we have to help one another when we can you have a great day
@iLuseMy1v1s
June 23, 2025 at 9:26 am
I feel like liquid glass is a distraction because Apple mislead people with Apple intelligence.
@Mr.JP.L
June 23, 2025 at 9:48 am
💩
@DeathStar316
June 23, 2025 at 10:37 am
i dont like the liquid glass…makes the words hard to see…hope theres a disable option in the ios 26 update,if not im probably gonna switch to android…guess apple never heard of teh saying,, if it isnt broke dont fix it..the current way the apps are shown are good,the liquid glass is really bad
@brandonsmith6962
June 23, 2025 at 12:18 pm
Naw it’s you
@rulowth4815
June 23, 2025 at 5:41 pm
You can change it, and if you decide to go, probably wont be missed
@MattOliva
June 23, 2025 at 6:26 pm
Enabling reduced transparency, helps with this immensely, and you gotta remember too, it’s still a beta
@vicebora8916
June 24, 2025 at 9:22 am
You can literally modify its opacity on the setting, based to your liking.
@DeathStar316
June 24, 2025 at 9:30 am
@@vicebora8916thanks
@frattylight
June 23, 2025 at 10:59 am
Nothing groundbreaking like every iOS update back in the day during Jobs days.
Just minor aesthetic changes, adding gimmicky features. Apple needs a better visionary.
@whoknows6918
June 23, 2025 at 4:55 pm
Cope
@frattylight
June 23, 2025 at 5:48 pm
@@whoknows6918 typical sheep response lmao.
@royk.9347
June 26, 2025 at 8:21 pm
The mobile platform has matured and stagnated, it is true. What features do you suggest?
@CodeGr88n
June 23, 2025 at 11:37 am
1:22 snooze was locked at 9 minutes? so odd…
@ayrexia
June 23, 2025 at 11:45 am
Looking forward to visual intelligence for the screen, it’s good to have something like circle to search, a real handy feature
@ilyesbejia6566
June 23, 2025 at 12:04 pm
sound like few bullshits to justify a new iphone just brand your a looser if you dont have the new iphone dont even bother
@shanolek
June 23, 2025 at 1:49 pm
Loooks like android demo version. Not like, lets make a petition for ios 18 forever.
@weekendwarrior8179
June 23, 2025 at 2:05 pm
So…basically they grabbed a Samsung and thought which things don’t we have…. Forgot to get split screen and clipboard
@TellyMan200
June 23, 2025 at 4:41 pm
Big G introduce cirlce to search and Big A has scrub or finger draw to search 3:01
@PaulSimpson77
June 23, 2025 at 5:53 pm
Liquid glass looks awful. Unnecessary change.
@CNET
June 23, 2025 at 6:18 pm
Read more about iOS 26 on CNET: Liquid Glass Looks Great, but I’m More Hyped for These Low-Key iOS 26 Features
@Mac-pk1gx
June 23, 2025 at 9:04 pm
Sufferin’ succotash.
@mariacheebandidos7183
June 23, 2025 at 9:45 pm
haven’t been able to watch past a few seconds of these videos the last couple of weeks.
the auto translation just translates to a random language, especially when using airplay. very annoying.
@WholeasaleSmartphone_com
June 24, 2025 at 12:44 am
Good😃😃
@real-raiden-ei
June 24, 2025 at 3:25 am
You can leave android but android will never leave you
@frostwhirl85
June 24, 2025 at 10:09 am
This is it!
@rikko47
June 24, 2025 at 12:09 pm
Wait a minute…. you mean to tell me that iPhones are just now getting adaptive battery?
@StarChaser1879
June 24, 2025 at 3:59 pm
They’ve already had it, this is the improved version
@fadegatemaster6175
June 25, 2025 at 6:32 am
Super clean visuals!
@juiceman_3
June 25, 2025 at 11:47 am
Still can’t get ascending volume on the alarm tho
@sawyerleemoore
June 25, 2025 at 11:17 pm
Lame sauce
@NomadicAlfa
June 26, 2025 at 3:41 am
Android demo, it sucks