Following up on episode 74 on the September 2025 Apple event, Erik and Kris discuss Apple’s newly released operating systems for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and macOS. This year brings perhaps the largest design overhaul since 2013’s iOS 7. Across all its operating systems, Apple has introduced a new concept, “Liquid Glass,” a new material and design philosophy that is both new and old. The co-hosts talk about how Liquid Glass is both different and familiar, comparing it to the original macOS and Windows 7, and also review the major feature changes in each operating system.

SHOW NOTES

Apple’s introduction of Liquid Glass for WWDC 2025

Six Colors Blog operating system reviews

• iOS 26 review
• iPadOS 26 review
• WatchOS 26 review
• macOS 26 Tahoe review

Apple operating system standards on Figma (and other platforms)

Steve Jobs introduces Mac OS X, 2000 part 2 and part 3

Windows 7 design principles (transparency)

TIME STAMPS

00:03:46 What is Liquid Glass?

00:13:20 What’s old is new again

00:29:17 iOS 26

00:38:41 iPad OS 26

00:47:08 macOS 26 Tahoe

00:53:37 The future of Liquid Glass

CONTACT:

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TEAM INFORMATION:

Erik Christiansen, Co-Founder & Co-Host
Website: erikchristiansen.net
X: @egchristiansen

Kris Hans, Co-Founder & Co-Host
Website: krishans.ca
X: @KrisHans