Macworld Podcast: Your hot takes on Liquid Glass, Apple’s OS names, and more

On this week’s episode of the Macworld Podcast it’s all about your hot takes! You have thoughts about WWDC25, Apple’s new UI design, and more.

This is episode 940 with Karen Haslam, David Price, and Roman Loyola.

Your hot takes

Here are the hot takes discussed on the show.

The UI changes 

At WWDC25, Apple unveiled the UI changes it will make in its operating systems, which, of course, generated a lot of thoughts online. Some like the changes, while others aren’t so sure.  

It’s great. Don’t worry about it. It looks spot-on. It works fine and this is a Dev beta!” 

Neuwengreen on Threads

lmao took 18 years before Apple updated their ios to look like Windows Vista. Apple is really behind

Zen Kyosuke on Facebook

I’m finding all the preview images of Liquid Glass kinda hard to read. Not sure if its the astigmatism or if its an ADA violation

Drwhooligan‬ on Blusky

Liquid Ass. Sums it up

billdavis2439 on YouTube

Fear is the mind killer

one_word on TiktTok

We will not [like it]

tuanistico on Bluesky

Rename Apple’s stuff 

At WWDC, Apple unified the version numbers of its operating systems to reflect the year. So it’s now iOS 26, macOS 26, and so on. In a recent Apple Breakfast column, David proposed that Apple do the same thing with the iPhone. 

Apple should just call it Apple OS, it all has a common code base, or maybe Apple OS Mac Edition, Apple OS Phone Edition

Paul Petitt on Facebook

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