10 Jun 2025
2h 1m

Liquid Glass, Spotlight, and the rest of WWDC 2025

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The Vergecast

The Vergecast crew dissects Apple's WWDC announcements, focusing on the unveiled "Liquid Glass" design and its potential impact. The discussion centers on whether Liquid Glass, with its extreme transparency, offers genuine utility or is merely a superficial aesthetic change and the panel debates its practicality, drawing comparisons to Windows Vista and questioning its purpose beyond visual novelty. The conversation explores the revamped Spotlight search on macOS, assessing its potential to streamline computer interactions and challenge existing apps like Raycast. The hosts also evaluate the iPadOS update, pondering if the new multitasking features truly bridge the gap between iPad and Mac functionality, or if app limitations remain a critical bottleneck.

Outlines

Part 1: Introduction, Ads

Part 2: WWDC 2024 Vibe, Apple Intelligence

Part 3: Design, Interface, Camera

Part 4: Spotlight, Automation, Ads

Part 5: iPadOS, iOS Updates

Part 6: WatchOS, VisionOS, Ads

Part 7: Maps, CarPlay, Conclusion

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