Former Apple design chief Jony Ive always described his long-term vision for the iPhone design as “a single slab of glass. ” Apple is believed to have retained that goal long after Ive left the company, with Liquid Glass representing the company’s software prep ahead of the new hardware.
Source: [9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2026/07/14/how-the-20th-anniversary-iphone-will-provide-a-single-slab-of-glass-look/)