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Apple has a private CSS property to add Liquid Glass effects to web content

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Re: Apple has a private CSS property to add Liquid Glass effects to web content

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Post by vlucas »

OsrsNeedsf2P wrote: post #46
vlucas wrote: post #34

Nice find! Apple's new glass UI seems to draw a lot of ire, but I... kinda like it? It feels like the OS has some actual personality again instead of just being flat and boring. I can visually tell the size of click targets now and the buttons are finally visually distinct from text again. I view it as a welcome change. It's not just "nostalgia" either. It has actual utility. I installed the iOS 26 Beta to test some…

> I can visually tell the size of click targets now and the buttons are finally visually distinct from text The bar is high

True, but Apple did this to themselves. Their flat UI also drew a lot of ire for this initially, especially from accessibility concerned circles.

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Post by swyx »

_alastair wrote: post #20
graypegg wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"All toupées look fake. I've never seen one that I couldn't tell was fake."

"The Toupée Theory of In-App Webviews" is perfect. I might change it in the post.

you write really well OP! please keep it up.

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Post by lagniappe »

_alastair wrote: post #20
graypegg wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"All toupées look fake. I've never seen one that I couldn't tell was fake."

"The Toupée Theory of In-App Webviews" is perfect. I might change it in the post.

run it

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Post by Muromec »

sho_hn wrote: post #54
tshaddox wrote: post #48

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What are your thoughts on computer hardware which is much more restrictive? Video game consoles, for example, require all code to be cryptographically signed, meaning that third parties can't publish any software whatsoever without the blessing of the console manufacturer.

I'm assuming they don't like that either. Apple does plenty of bad things, and many are worse than this, but it doesn't mean it's not fair to point out this one is bad, too. It all comes down to "the vendor can do things with your computer you can't do yourself" in the end.

>It all comes down to "the vendor can do things with your computer you can't do yourself" in the end.

It's not even that. A console vendor that locks down everything behind the TPM helps to not deal with cheaters is arguably fine. A console vendor that is also a game develop and caps the FPS of all games that aren't their own is abusing their monopoly position in one market to gain unfair advantage on a different market.

Re: Apple has a private CSS property to add Liquid Glass effects to web content

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Post by shuckles »

snackbroken wrote: post #3

Providing an OS feature only to first-party programs is a plainly anticompetitive practice. Using your privileged position in one market (cell phones/cell phone operating systems) to gain an advantage in another market (smart phone applications) that you withhold from your competitors is a textbook case.

True, this is killing innovation in badly written settings panes implemented with web technologies.

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Post by john-h-k »

skrebbel wrote: post #23
_alastair wrote: post #20

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"The Toupée Theory of In-App Webviews" is perfect. I might change it in the post.

Fwiw I think the personal attribution gives it a nice touch.

“Alastair’s Toupee’s theory of in-app WebViews”?

Re: Apple has a private CSS property to add Liquid Glass effects to web content

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Post by ezfe »

kuschku wrote: post #52
brookst wrote: post #40

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Wait so are all non-standard CSS attributes "anticompetitive"? This seems like wild hyperbole. Is Google's "-webkit-tap-highlight-color" also anticompetitive? Should we ban the current practice of shipping proprietary CSS attributes while sometimes also proposing them for standardization? It's just really hard for me to read that as a legit complaint.

If you use this CSS liquid glass effect in your app, Apple will reject it from the App Store. If Apple uses this CSS liquid glass effect in their apps, it'll pass App Store review just fine. Do you see the issue now?

iOS has many private APIs, this one is no different. The fact it's implemented in WebKit is a red herring.

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Post by carlosjobim »

snackbroken wrote: post #3

Providing an OS feature only to first-party programs is a plainly anticompetitive practice. Using your privileged position in one market (cell phones/cell phone operating systems) to gain an advantage in another market (smart phone applications) that you withhold from your competitors is a textbook case.

How is Apple withholding Samsung from making applications for Android? What kind of textbooks are you reading?
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