iOS 27 will make key design changes to ‘streamline’ Liquid Glass: report

We’re less than a month away from Apple announcing iOS 27 at WWDC. A new report today offers a closer look at what to expect from design changes and new features in key apps, including Camera, Safari, Weather, and more.

iOS 27 will include design changes and new features for many apps

The report comes from Bloomebrg and states that Apple plans “notable design changes in several areas” with iOS 27. “The interface changes aim to streamline the design language of Liquid Glass,” the report explains.

One of the biggest changes would be to the camera, which saw a dramatic overhaul last year as part of iOS 26.

According to the story, the Camera app will become fully customizable in iOS 27. Users will be able to choose their own set of controls to display at the top of the Camera app interface. Apple calls these controls “widgets.”

In Safari, Bloomebrg reports that iOS 27 will introduce a new start page with four tabs at the top. This will make it easier to switch between “favorites, bookmarks, a reading list of saved articles, and browsing history.”

The Weather app will also add a new “Conditions” section to the main page. This will show users more detailed data on things like rain and wind. Currently, this data is hidden on a separate page in the Weather app for each city.

Apple is also reversing course on one of the major design changes introduced with iOS 26: the tab bar. Currently, most apps have a search button separate from the rest of the navigation bar. In iOS 27, Apple plans to combine the search tab with other app tabs such as Podcasts, TV, Music, Health, and News.

There will be a new animation that shows “keys sliding up” when a user displays the on-screen keyboard.

The Image Playground app in iOS 27 has been “completely redesigned,” according to the report. Apple is also adding a new “describe edit” option to easily edit an image after it’s created. “Apple also tested improved models to make images created with the app more realistic,” the report adds.

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