{"id":223889,"date":"2026-03-15T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/if-your-iphone-is-on-this-list-upgrade-it-now-liquid-glass-isnt-going-anywhere\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T11:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T15:50:40","slug":"if-your-iphone-is-on-this-list-upgrade-it-now-liquid-glass-isnt-going-anywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/if-your-iphone-is-on-this-list-upgrade-it-now-liquid-glass-isnt-going-anywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"If Your iPhone Is On This List, Upgrade It Now \u2014 Liquid Glass \u2018Isn\u2019t Going Anywhere\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

If Your iPhone Is On This List, Upgrade It Now \u2014 Liquid Glass \u2018Isn\u2019t Going Anywhere\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/articles\/iphone-list-upgrade-now-liquid-150057803.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-15 11:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: tech.yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

If you have one of the iPhones below and you haven\u2019t upgraded to the latest software cycle, iOS 26, because of the new design, you should now because Liquid Glass is sticking around, a new report claims.<\/p>\n

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Apple iPhone 16<\/p>\n

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Which iPhones Are Affected?<\/h2>\n

The iPhones which support iOS 26 are numerous. Any model from the iPhone 11 series onwards, right up to the iPhone 16 series are included. That also means the second-and third-generation iPhone SE. The latest iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air are unaffected as they had iOS 26 installed at launch.<\/p>\n

MORE FROM FORBES<\/span>Apple iPhone 18 Pro Price Detailed In New Report<\/span>By David Phelan<\/span><\/p>\n

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Apple introduced a controversial new design when it launched iOS 26 in September 2025. But uptake was slower at first, partly because the new Liquid Glass design was not universally liked.<\/p>\n

In the U.K., this situation might be referred to as being, \u201ca bit Marmite,\u201d referring to the yeast extract spread which people either love or hate. (So you know, it is actually delicious and the haters are quite wrong.)<\/p>\n

The Future Of iPhone Software Design<\/h2>\n

For Liquid Glass, some found the new design hampered clarity or made items less legible. But the latest edition of Mark Gurman\u2019s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg describes what\u2019s going on. \u201cThe reaction wasn\u2019t all positive. Apple software updates always draw gripes \u2014 and this was the most dramatic overhaul to the iPhone and iPad operating systems in a dozen years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But late in 2025, Apple\u2019s human interface chief, Alan Dye, left the company, meaning some thought the situation would change and Liquid Glass might be dropped.<\/p>\n

\u201cDye oversaw development and introduced the interface, and some wondered if Apple would still be committed to it. There also was growing praise for Dye\u2019s replacement, Steve Lemay, from both inside and outside Apple \u2014 with some even pitching him as some sort of savior that would take Apple in a new direction,\u201d Gurman went on. \u201cThe reality, though, is that…<\/p>\n

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