Fortunately, it looks like ios 26.1 is going to give users some control over the experience A new setting lets you select from clear or tinted In ios 26.1 beta 4, apple has added a toggle to adjust the transparency effect of liquid glass.
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Apple is responding to user feedback on its new liquid glass design with a setting that lets users choose between clear and tinted appearances
Introduced in ios 26.1 beta 4, the option gives.
Ios 26.1 beta 4 adds new settings for lock screen camera, haptics, and visual tweaks while refining apple intelligence and overall performance. Apple's ios 26.1 beta 4 landed on october 20th with changes beta testers have been hoping to see for months Instead of endlessly tweaking liquid glass opacity based on complaints, which apple has been doing throughout the beta cycle, the company handed the controls directly to users A notable shift from apple's typical we know best approach to interface design
Today’s release of new software betas including ios 26.1 beta 4 and more, brings more new settings for apple’s liquid glass design on iphone and ipad In ios 26 beta 3 the effect was scaled back a bit
