"However, Liquid Glass seems to be having an unintended side effect. Users are complaining that the visual redesign is making them 'feel drunk' because the app icons appear slightly slanted. On Reddit, one user said: 'I hadn't noticed it at the first glance, but now I can't unsee the tilted app icons.' Another posted: 'this update is making me feel drunk.' While a third said: 'All of iOS 26 is an optical nightmare. It's horrible.'"
"In actual fact, the app icons in iOS 26 are not physically tilted, but an unintended optical illusion makes them appear so. The illusion is being caused by subtle glowing effects added by Apple designers to the top left and lower right corners of the icons. However, it's not thought engineers intended for the effect, which gives the impression the icons are hanging slightly skewed in a 3D space."
"As one Reddit user put it, the 'really weird' design flaw makes it look like the 'crooked' icons are 'falling over'. Another user said: 'Wow, no I can't unsee it. The clock icon is moving and falling over at the same time. My eyes hurt.' Yet another added: 'The app icons look fine but the outlines are ruining everything imo.'"
iOS 26 launched with a new 'Liquid Glass' visual redesign that applies translucent, glass-like effects to app icons, the lock screen and the home screen. The redesign introduces subtle glowing highlights at the top-left and lower-right corners of icons that create an unintended optical illusion making icons appear slightly slanted. Many users report dizziness, eye strain and the impression that icons are 'falling over', particularly in Dark, Clear or Tinted icon modes against dark backgrounds. Colourful wallpapers reduce the effect by drawing attention away from icon corners. The apparent motion can be disabled by enabling Reduce Motion in Accessibility > Motion.
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