{"id":234265,"date":"2026-04-22T06:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/this-could-be-2026s-best-smartphone-if-only-it-didnt-rip-off-apples-liquid-glass\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T11:10:09","slug":"this-could-be-2026s-best-smartphone-if-only-it-didnt-rip-off-apples-liquid-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/this-could-be-2026s-best-smartphone-if-only-it-didnt-rip-off-apples-liquid-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"This could be 2026\u2019s best smartphone, if only it didn’t rip off Apple’s Liquid Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"

This could be 2026\u2019s best smartphone, if only it didn’t rip off Apple’s Liquid Glass<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/oppo-shameless-iphone-copying-3658552\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-22 06:10:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.androidauthority.com<\/a><\/p>\n

I really hoped the Android world had quickly gotten over Apple\u2019s clearly style-over-substance\u00a0Liquid Glass UX redesign. We\u2019re nearly universally agreed that it looks like something scraped from 2007-era Microsoft, and that\u2019s before we even get to the accessibility headaches. So imagine my surprise when I booted up the new OPPO Find X9 Ultra and was greeted by an almost carbon-copy of the latest iPhones.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more bizarre is that, while there\u2019s undeniably been a touch of Apple-inspired design in recent versions of ColorOS on devices like the\u00a0OnePlus 15 or OPPO Find X9 Pro, earlier builds mostly avoided this excessive glassy sheen. Pill-shaped elements and overly squircle quick settings might not be to my taste, but they\u2019re at least defensible as aesthetic choices. I don\u2019t even mind a bit of transparency.<\/p>\n

Robert Triggs \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

But somewhere between ColorOS version 16.0.5 and 16.0.7 with my Ultra review unit, OPPO seems to have flipped the switch on a full-glass effect. Worst of all, I can\u2019t find a way to turn it off. It\u2019s also telling that many of ColorOS\u2019 own apps \u2014 Photos, Video, Weather \u2014 haven\u2019t been updated to match. This feels less like a cohesive redesign and more like a rushed layer slapped over the top, without much deeper integration outside of a few specific cases.<\/p>\n

But what really hurts my head is that OPPO and OnePlus have already invested heavily in building something distinctive with ColorOS. I\u2019m not alone in enjoying recent iterations for their tasteful design and genuinely useful features. It\u2019s often struck a nice balance between Google\u2019s gaudier\u00a0Material 3 Expressive and a more practical, grounded UX. The camera app is a perfect example: simple enough for a quick snap, but with advanced controls just a toggle away. Now, by borrowing Apple\u2019s design language, there are fewer options visible at any one time.<\/p>\n

Worse still, the Find X9 Ultra is a phone with a strong identity of its own. It positions…<\/p>\n

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