There are ways to make Android look more like iOS 26, but your phone might end up looking like a cheap knock-off instead.

The catch to see the new look is via entering the video on a full screen, showing the new controls on the lower left-hand side. A portrait mode would only show the old UI known to the masses already.

Apple’s next phone operating system arriving this fall, iOS 26, includes a transparent aesthetic mimicking the look of glass ...

Samsung’s third One UI 5.0 beta introduces new lock screen customization features, such as the ability to modify clock placement, colors, and text, just like in iOS 16.

We tested the new UI on an Android 12 device running version 17.03.35 of the YouTube app. Interestingly enough you can still dislike videos but you don’t get to see the counter.