Hey everyone, it’s Mark. Apple’s unveiling of iOS 26 and the Liquid Glass interface was the most discussed part of its developers conference, but the real gems were its enhancements to CarPlay, the Vision Pro and the iPad. Also: Delayed Siri upgrades are now targeted for next spring; Apple’s AI chief lies low at WWDC; and the company gets cozier with OpenAI.

Last week in Power On: Apple’s iOS 26 Liquid Glass interface is a prelude to the 20th anniversary iPhone.

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Apple’s iOS 26 software with the new Liquid Glass interface. Source: Apple

The new Liquid Glass interface got the most attention at Apple Inc.’s Worldwide Developers Conference this past week, but I was more intrigued by less-discussed changes to the iPad, Vision Pro and CarPlay.

To be sure, the new user interface is a giant upgrade — with Apple building on concepts it first explored with iOS 7 over a decade ago. Liquid Glass takes a more transparent approach to providing context, especially with the pop-over menus, folders, and the dock on iPadOS and iOS.

It also unifies all of Apple’s operating systems for the first time, though that can have mixed results. In my own use, the Liquid Glass interface felt...

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