Liquid Glass, iOS + macOS 26 and ALL the WWDC25 news! (CultCast #703)

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Leander, Graham and Charlie join us again to break down all the WWDC25 announcements — Liquid Glass, iOS 26, macOS 26, iPadOS 26 — and review our prediction game results!

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This week’s stories:

Liquid Glass: Apple’s biggest design refresh ever

• Liquid Glass is the name of Apple's new interface design across all its platforms, and is the company's most ambitious design effort in decades.

iOS 26 sports striking redesign, smarter AI, better cross-platform integration

• Apple showcased iOS 26 at WWDC25. Its striking design changes, enhanced AI and improved platform integration transform how we use iPhone.
• iOS 26 reimagines the Phone app with Call Screening and Hold Assist
• iPhone gets Live Translation plus more modest AI enhancements
• AI updates bring new tricks to Apple Maps, Music, Wallet and more across devices
• New Apple Games app centralizes play across iPhone, iPad and Mac

watchOS 26 wants to be your new workout buddy

• The Workout app gets the biggest makeover, featuring a new Workout Buddy that delivers personalized attaboy messages when you need a little extra mojo.

tvOS 26 shines with new Liquid Glass design

• With its glossy new look and some thoughtful tweaks, the tvOS 26 announcement at WWDC25 makes it look like a sweet (if minor) upgrade.

macOS 26 Tahoe debuts with sleek design and smarter Spotlight

• macOS 26 Tahoe brings Apple's new “Liquid Glass” look, makes Spotlight more powerful, and brings the Phone app to Mac for the first time.
• macOS Tahoe will be the last for Intel Macs

iPadOS 26 makes iPad more Mac-like than ever

• The WWDC25 keynote unveils iPadOS 26, which lets Apple tablets act more like a Mac than ever before, including new options for app windows.

The CultCast WWDC25 Predictions

• Congratulations to listeners Michael Dennis and Ian Williamson for winning with 18 points.

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Squarespace (00:15:03)

3. Keynote Introduction (00:16:43)

4. Liquid Glass (00:20:23)

5. iOS 26 (00:32:24)

6. watchOS 26 (00:45:52)

7. tvOS 26 (00:52:22)

8. macOS 26 Tahoe (00:55:25)

9. iPadOS 26 (01:05:21)

10. WWDC25 Predictions (01:16:32)