Jony Ive’s long era of flat design is dead. At WWDC 2025 today, Apple ushered in “Liquid Glass,” a new interface for iOS 26 ...

This creates a flatter look, which has its own pros and cons. Flat design can be problematic because all elements are at the same level in the Z-axis of the 3D space, so it can be more difficult ...

Switching to a flat design could make them wider, sharper (look at that bottom corner!) in the palm, and overall just might make a massive phone feel even bigger. That’s not a good thing in my book.