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Apple's major design update for macOS 26 looks impressive on iPhones. However, on the majority of Mac computers, it does not perform as well.
The company's macOS 26 Tahoe introduced the Liquid Glass interface, previously seen in iOS 26. This design uses translucent effects and glass-like textures, which are optimized for sharp OLED displays. The challenge is that most Macs are equipped with LCD screens, which do not display these effects effectively. As a result, transparency and shadows make text harder to read.
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is planning a "slight redesign" for macOS 27 to fix these readability issues. The Liquid Glass look will remain, but it will be refined. The update is expected to be announced at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8.
This situation highlights an uncommon disconnect between Apple's software and hardware design. Liquid Glass was developed with future devices in mind, while current Macs, with designs from 2021 and 2022, were not made for it. macOS 27 aims to make the interface work more effectively with the hardware that users actually have.