IOS Liquid Glass Designer

iOS Liquid Glass Designer

Use native iOS 26+ Liquid Glass APIs first. Keep glass grouped, interactive only when appropriate, performance aware, and backed by non-glass fallback UI.

Paths

• Review: inspect where glass belongs, modifier order, shape consistency, GlassEffectContainer, availability, and fallback.
• Improve: target surfaces/chips/buttons/cards, group multiple glass elements, and make only tappable/focusable elements interactive.
• New feature: design shapes/prominence/grouping first, apply glass after layout/appearance modifiers, and add morphing only for animated hierarchy changes.

Rules

• Prefer native APIs over custom blurs.
• Use GlassEffectContainer for multiple glass views.
• Apply .glassEffect(...) after layout and visual modifiers.
• Use .interactive() only for interactive elements.
• Keep related shapes, tinting, spacing, and prominence consistent.
• Gate with #available(iOS 26, *) and provide a fallback.
• Use .buttonStyle(.glass) or .buttonStyle(.glassProminent) for actions.
• Use glassEffectID with @Namespace only for morphing transitions.

Snippets

if #available(iOS 26, *) {
    Text("Hello")
        .padding()
        .glassEffect(.regular.interactive(), in: .rect(cornerRadius: 16))
} else {
    Text("Hello")
        .padding()
        .background(.ultraThinMaterial, in: RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 16))
}

GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 24) {
    HStack(spacing: 24) {
        Image(systemName: "scribble.variable")
            .frame(width: 72, height: 72)
            .glassEffect()
        Image(systemName: "eraser.fill")
            .frame(width: 72, height: 72)
            .glassEffect()
    }
}

Button("Confirm") { }
    .buttonStyle(.glassProminent)

Resources

Read references/liquid-glass.md for details. Use current Apple docs when API details may have changed.