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Designer Sebastiaan de With, a former Apple designer, has unveiled "Living Glass," a concept for a redesigned iOS interface. Inspired by visionOS, it emphasizes physicality, using dynamic lighting and reflections to mimic real materials. De With envisions a system where UI elements behave like glass, reacting to the environment. This approach, he argues, would create a more immersive and visually appealing user experience. His mockups showcase features like dynamic shadows and reflections. While the feasibility for third-party developers remains unclear, de With believes Apple could utilize this to gain a competitive advantage and raise the bar for interface design. The concept aligns with rumors of Apple's upcoming iOS redesign to be shown at WWDC.

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