cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1088794/google-teases-liquid-glass-inspired-design-coming-with-the-next-material-you-design-lang
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Sh#t, I hope it won’t be forced on us and remains as a toggle, but knowing Google I can’t have too much hope.
Work iPad was forced to liquid glass. Can’t find a way to turn it off. Imagine spending $700 for the cheapest iPad, just for not even having the option to choose how your app icons look.
Loads of apps have toggles for enabling/disabling Material Design (and now Expressive too on newer apps), so hopefully something similar is done with the rainbow glass effect? Because then you could use a custom launcher to avoid the new design language, as you still can from Material Design.