The new top blur/overlay in iOS 27 feels significantly heavier and more visually intrusive than the previous progressive blur treatment in iOS 26.
In iOS 26, the blur transitioned more naturally into the content, allowing the background and artwork to remain visually continuous. In iOS 27, the stronger and more defined overlay creates a noticeable boundary at the top of the screen, making it feel like a separate UI layer rather than part of the background.
I believe the previous progressive blur approach was more elegant and better aligned with the Liquid Glass design language.
It would be great if Apple could consider:
- Reducing the overall blur intensity
- Making the transition more gradual
- Removing the noticeable hard visual boundary
- Preserving more of the underlying content and artwork
I have attached an iOS 26 vs. iOS 27 comparison for reference.