{"id":240356,"date":"2026-05-06T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/liquid-glass-on-android-hopes-crushed\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:15:10","slug":"liquid-glass-on-android-hopes-crushed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/06\/liquid-glass-on-android-hopes-crushed\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquid Glass on Android Hopes Crushed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liquid Glass on Android Hopes Crushed<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-06 12:40:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Alongside the tease of the upcoming \u201cThe Android Show: I\/O Edition,\u201d plenty of folks noticed that the short video showed the Android mascot switching from its normal green self into a clearer, glass-like vibe as it pulled a light string to dance between dark and light modes. Was this a hint at an upcoming UI design change to something closer to the style of Apple\u2019s Liquid Glass?<\/p>\n

As it turns out, the answer to that is \u201cNot happening!\u201d That\u2019s according to Android boss Sameer Samat, who replied on Twitter to a user who created a mock-up of a Pixel 11 running a skin with Liquid Glass.<\/p>\n

Samat also joked, \u201cYa\u2019ll are wild,\u201d hopefully putting to bed the idea that Google is about to entertain a glass design for Android.<\/p>\n

Would it be the worst thing if Google did jump on this Apple idea of a glass-like design? Yeah, it would be a bad look. Android has spent years trying to separate itself from being an iPhone-copycat, even if the real ones know that for longer than I can remember, it has been Apple that copies almost every idea from the Android ecosystem and then sells it as its own or an improved version of someone else\u2019s idea.<\/p>\n

Also, Google only gave us Material 3 Expressive last year \u2013 it\u2019s very much still a new thing! Google is still improving Material 3 Expressive and likely has big plans for even bigger changes with the launch of Android 17. They are likely hinting at those changes with this teaser, rather than a switch to glass.<\/p>\n

Google could make things more transparent and is expected to add more blur to UI elements, sort of like we saw in that early release this week of the Gemini app\u2019s redesign on iOS. Google is clearly increasing transparency, but they are sticking to Material design ideas while adding color and glow, rather than glass.<\/p>\n

Not that Apple\u2019s Liquid Glass is the worst look I\u2019ve seen on a phone\u2019s software skin, but Android does not need to go that route. Material 3 Expressive should continue…<\/p>\n

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