Apple announced Liquid Glass on Monday for all of its devices at WWDC 2025. Perhaps the most noticeable thing about it is that app icons, tab bars, and even the text magnifier you’ll see when you hover over words feel, well, liquid-y and glassy.

Last year, Apple’s WWDC keynote highlighted the company’s ambitious strides in AI. This year, the company toned down its emphasis on Apple Intelligence and concentrated on updates to its operating systems, services, and software, introducing a new aesthetic it calls “ Liquid Glass ” along with a new naming convention.

Follow along with the Gizmodo crew as we unpack everything Apple announces at its annual developer conference in Cupertino, Calif.

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Apple announced one important — and immediate — upgrade at WWDC this week, the introduction of support for third-party large language models (LLM), such as ChatGPT from within Xcode. It’s a big step that should benefit developers, accelerating app development.

I recently wrote about how Apple’s lagging AI technology might impact its device and OS market share. But as I sat at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino and listened to the WWDC keynote, I came to the opposite conclusion.

Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote has already come and gone, but its impact on Apple’s aesthetics, apps, and services is still ringing as loud as the Marimba ringtone on your grandmas

Apple's new video game app will come preinstalled on their mobile devices, Macs and smart TVs. As a one-stop hub for gaming, it'll make Game Center truly obsolete.

Apple  (AAPL)  seems stuck in this dilemma but also faces significant pressures outside AI. Apple's costs are rising due to tariffs.President Trump's threat of a 25% tariff on iPhones not manufactured in the U.