On The Vergecast: the present, and future, of Apple’s software across all your devices. Siri not included. The tech world is full of cycles. Things are always bundling and unbundling, going from minimalist to maximalist, embracing nostalgia before diving head-first into the future. And right now, it appears, we’re doing glassy again.

Apple's 2026 operating systems will be unified and see a major visual upgrade called the Liquid Glass design language.

What I’m getting at is that the main features of watchOS 26 are the design and name. Apple Watch will get the same Liquid Glass design as the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro.

Apple's WWDC 2025 kicks off at 1 p.m. ET with a keynote featuring Tim Cook, who is expected to detail the new iOS update and other new products.

The biggest new feature is Liquid Glass, Apple's new cohesive design language across all of its devices, with a transparent, lens-like aesthetic. Live Translation is integrated in