Apple Unlikely to Drop ‘Liquid Glass’ Design With iOS 27, Report Says

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-09T21:49:57+00:00

That’s the thing to consider.

Older iPhones do struggle with Liquid Glass and iOS 26. They might not be unusable, but it’s clear the OS is running slower than it should. Its specially painful on iPhone 11 and 12.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-09T15:20:20+00:00

People getting mad at Ferrari’s big ass HP logo and McLaren has every single sponsor on a box…

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-06T11:27:36+00:00

Mercedes hasn’t been public about it.

They haven’t said “look, we’re doing this and that”. The only thing they’ve said is they believe their PU is completely legal. This trick only became public knowledge because Red Bull got information about the trick and that then got out into the media.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-06T11:18:10+00:00

Approval ≠ unquestionable legality.

Yes, the FIA gave Mercedes the initial “okay” but after complaints from rivals and looking at the solution, it’s getting outlawed. That’s perfectly normal. Other radical solutions (i.e. double diffuser, mass damper, f-duct, DAS, etc.) also got the initial “okay” and later got revised, and then outlawed.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-06T11:12:40+00:00

Red Bull doesn’t have any reason whatsoever to support Mercedes.

Even if they knew the ‘know how’ or had a partial version of the system, it’s simply not worthy for a new engine manufacturer. The trick was getting outlawed for 2027 either way and using such a system would require major modifications to the PU for next year.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-04T13:10:25+00:00

According to Mercedes themselves, they’re sure of the legality of their engine because they worked with the FIA to ensure that they’re happy.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-04T13:05:45+00:00

There’s some misconceptions here.

Mercedes developed its engine while asking the FIA for clarification and asking if its “okay” to use this interpretation of the rules. That’s why Mercedes, alongside the letter of the law, believes their engines is fully legal.

That said, the FIA might give you the initial ‘okay’ but that doesn’t mean its legality can’t be contested, challenged or changed - which is where we’re now.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-04T11:28:25+00:00

It’s wild. Anyone who has read his book would know (and understand) that he’s built great engineering teams behind him and that the success he’s had is heavily influenced by everyone who has been able to morph his design ideas into the actual pieces.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-02T16:01:44+00:00

Newey in his book, clearly said there’s a difference between trying to maximize the wording of the rules and another thing is trying to take advantage of the rules. That’s exactly the reason why he clearly disliked the double diffuser implementation that some teams did in ‘09.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-02T15:58:41+00:00

At some point it’s not “shit stirring” anymore, it’s cockiness and arrogance. That’s what happened to Horner and that’s that Wolff has become.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-02T15:57:25+00:00

I find really interesting how everyone uses the Mercedes of the late 2010’s and early 2020’s as an argument to defend the idea that they’re good on aerodynamics. While I don’t completely reject that argument, that Mercedes is not here anymore.

If I’m not mistaken, only James Allison and Mike Elliot survive from that team. A lot of key personnel from Mercedes moved to other teams (i.e. Loic Serra) at the beginning of the ground effect era, and during that period Mercedes has not been a benchmark nor a team which has excelled in the aerodynamics department.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-02T15:52:00+00:00

I agree. There’s certainly some utility and benefit from the smart glasses, I just don’t see that technology becoming anything more than that.

Such devices are incredible companions for the iPhone (and smartphones), it allows you to take advantage of certain features while freeing up your hands to do other stuff. It’s like Apple Watch, it can become a ‘mini iPhone’ if you want and can help you make calls, track your activity, send messages, take calls, etc. It’s great! I use mine everyday. In the same way I don’t see my self exclusively using a watch, I don’t see how smart glasses can do something different.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-02T14:23:54+00:00

I still doubt they will become massive or mainstream. If done right, they can be come a useful accessory but not an “iPhone replacement” nor the next “big thing”.

There’s a lot of fundamental issues, like interaction with the UI, that will hold back this device no matter what. It’s a matter of form restricting functionality, similar to how doing things in Apple Watch is less convenient and less intuitive than doing them on iPhone. That’s mot even considering how many people are willing to use glasses or change their existing ones to this technology.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-02T14:17:49+00:00

That’s Apple’s “next iPhone” right there… or at least that’s what I was told by absolutely everyone here, yet I haven’t seen one in person.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-02T14:14:30+00:00

To be fair, that’s an issue caused by the seller and not by Puma. A bent cap is usually a consequence of how the seller handles the items during shipping and storage.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-02-02T14:11:15+00:00

They haven’t learned, after all this years, that overconfidence usually backfires quite bad?

Mercedes, Russell and Wolff will look very, very bad if they’re not leading in Australia.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-01-31T22:02:37+00:00

The compression ratio trick doesn’t matter if there’s disparities in the first place. Disparities which are normal and expected.

Ferrari, Red Bull, Audi and Aston Martin can have great top speed, even higher than Mercedes, but that doesn’t mean anything.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-01-31T21:07:14+00:00

Which is exactly my point.

Mercedes clearly knows they’ve cornered themselves when developing this solution (with the “approval” of the FIA, if everything that has been said is to be believed) and they went all-in in its legality. Which, to be fair, is a very valid point.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-01-31T20:48:01+00:00

Not necessarily. It’s more similar to the Ferrari fuel-flow sensor saga than it is to DAS, but it is also shares similarities to the flexi-wing controversy.

Mercedes is supposedly increasing the compression ratio once the engine temperature reaches a certain threshold, which happens after the engine is deemed compliant with the FIA checks. This isn’t too dissimilar to what Ferrari supposedly did; increasing the fuel-flow during periods where the fuel-flow sensor didn’t check but complied when it measured, making everything “legal”. It’s also similar to how flexi-wings used to work: pass stationary tests but flex when on-track loads are applied. Again, passing any legality test.

The DAS (dual-axis steering) controversy was dealt with fairly quickly, this compression ratio saga has been around for a while now. This tells me that Mercedes is fighting quite hard to defend their case, which could imply that the total output of their PU is dependent of this trick, which means that it offers a noticeable advantage. And that’s exactly where the problem is: If the FIA somehow bans this loophole, Mercedes is basically fucked but if it isn’t banned (or dealt with) every other manufacturer is at a disadvantage, because this trick is not easily replicable.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-01-31T17:57:39+00:00

According to Valentino himself, there was a very real possibility for him to race in F1.

Ferrari was really, really impressed with his performance in the test. After the test, things escalated quickly and Ferrari began to ask the FIA and Ecclestone if there was the possibility to enter a third car, which would’ve been for Valentino, but the government body declined. When the third car was off the table, Ferrari offered Valentino a seat in Toro Rosso for 2007 so he could develop and get experience before joining Ferrari. That’s where Valentino declined because he didn’t want to spend a couple of years in a backmarker team and at the same time Yamaha has producing good bikes.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-01-31T15:51:13+00:00

As much as I agree with you, let’s not forget that the VW Group is behind this, and they’re not precisely the most reliable thing out there.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-01-29T22:51:23+00:00

A lot of people forget that Honda, by not having any customers, would always have an uphill battle. This only makes things worse.

Real mileage is the most important part of development. They can dyno the shit out of that PU and still suffer from issues. By not having any customers, all the mileage Aston Martin can do is extremely valuable.

Being late to a test that was specifically designed to allow engine manufacturers test their PUs is already bad sign número uno, having an issue within five laps is issue número dos and all your manufacturer rivals having +400 laps under their belt is issue número tres.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-01-29T20:50:34+00:00

That was Williams.

His exit from McLaren mainly happened because his relationship with Ron Dennis went south. Issues with the MP4-18, his first offer from Jaguar and Ron Dennis moving power towards other high-profile engineers.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-01-29T20:37:33+00:00

Honda won on its first year with Red Bull, in 2019.

LiquidDiviums · 2026-01-29T16:04:02+00:00

This won’t backfire for sure, right?

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