October 2025 | MacWorks 360

What’s Liquid Glass, and What to Do If You Don’t Like It

A person in a lab coat stands behind a desk with lab equipment and clear objects, including a transparent sign that spells hello in cursive letters.

If you’ve been following Apple’s recent product releases, you’ve probably heard the term “Liquid Glass.” That’s what Apple calls its newest design language, a combination of an aesthetic look and […]

Make the Most of Visual Intelligence on the iPhone

A person holds a smartphone up to colorful Earth to Cheska event posters on a wall, using the phone’s camera to scan and identify details—demonstrating how to Make the Most of Visual Intelligence on the iPhone.

The “visual intelligence” aspect of Apple Intelligence leverages the artificial intelligence capabilities of your iPhone to make what you see through the iPhone’s camera or on its screen interactive and […]

Notable User Interface Changes to Expect in macOS 26

A desktop screenshot shows macOS System Settings with the Appearance menu open. The background displays a clear lake with rocks, and widgets for weather and calendar are visible on the left; system controls are on the right.

macOS 26 Tahoe is a larger visual leap than any recent upgrade. Although we don’t yet recommend that everyone upgrade, we want to show you some of the user interface […]

Apple Adds M5 Chip to MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro

A woman wearing headphones speaks into a microphone while using a computer at a desk with a monitor, laptop—possibly the new MacBook Pro with Apple M5 Chip—keyboard, camera, and plants in a bright home office setup.

Apple’s fall harvest has yielded the new M5 chip, leading to updates for the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, the iPad Pro lineup, and the Vision Pro. All three benefit from […]

Ten Useful New Features in iOS 26’s Phone App

Close-up of a vintage black rotary telephone with a circular dial and white number buttons, resting on a green surface—like something you’d see in the retro redesign of iOS 26’s Phone App. The handset sits on top, with several white keys visible.

Although it’s easy to joke about how little we use our iPhones for actual phone calls, telephony remains a core feature that everyone depends on to some degree. In iOS […]

Updated Passwords App Adds History

An open notebook labeled passwords lists various passwords, some crossed out in red. A blue pen and part of a keyboard are visible nearby—much like what you might see in the new Updated Passwords App Adds History feature.

One small way Apple’s Passwords app lagged behind top password managers like 1Password was in its lack of a password history. It’s sometimes helpful—such as when trying to figure out […]

App Store Gains Accessibility Nutrition Labels

A person holding two bottles with App Store Gains Accessibility Nutrition Labels in front of a laptop. A spreadsheet is visible on the screen, and a bowl of fruit sits on the table in the background.

Apple does a good job providing accessibility options for users who experience issues with vision, hearing, motor control, and other accessibility needs. Nearly everyone will benefit from these features at […]

macOS 26 Tahoe Introduces New Recovery Assistant

A MacBook displaying a Recovery screen referencing macOS 26 Tahoe Introduces New Recovery Assistant, placed on a wooden desk beside a white Apple Magic Mouse, with a brick wall background.

If a Mac running macOS 26 Tahoe experiences certain kinds of problems, it might automatically restart and launch a new Recovery Assistant. It will prompt you to unlock your disk […]

How to Customize the iPhone and iPad Home Screen with Liquid Glass

Several iPhones display colorful home screens with widgets and app icons, showcasing how to customize the iPhone and iPad Home Screen with Liquid Glass. The screens feature diverse people smiling, weather info, and custom pastel layouts.

When describing its new Liquid Glass design language, Apple spoke only generally about how users could change the look of icons and widgets on their iPhone and iPad home screens […]