As a full-time Android user who keeps an iPad Mini and an old iPhone 13 Pro Max on my desk to check out the supposedly greener grass, I am very happy with my digital allegiances. And when Apple rolled out its new Liquid Glass design language and I saw how horrid it looked on my devices, I swear I high-fived the air and said a small prayer of thanks for Material 3 Expressive. But there are some days when I’m still jealous, furious, and furiously jealous of Apple’s influence on the entire mobile ecosystem.

See, not only did a few Android brands decide to adopt Liquid Glass-like influences in their own Android skins (I’m looking at you, vivo and Xiaomi), but more and more app developers are already adopting the design language in their iOS apps, too. Good for them, but hey, ho, hey, I’m here

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