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Apple released iOS 26 on September 15 The update introduced a few more features for your device iPhoneincluded Call screening, New ringtones and more. The biggest change the update brings to your device is the new visual design, which Apple calls Liquid Glass.
This is the most dramatic visual update Apple has given your iPhone since the company’s release iOS 7 In 2013. The redesign makes menus and other visual elements appear transparent, and some elements pinch and vibrate when you interact with them.
Some people were torn About the design when Apple released the iOS 26 developer beta. Apple tweaked the design during the iOS 26 beta process to improve legibility by adding a more frozen look, but you’re still not satisfied with it. However, you can adjust the design of liquid glass in just a few steps, which significantly reduces its transparency.
Here’s how to make the Liquid Glass design in iOS 26 more legible.
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How to adjust liquid glass
1. It opens Settings.
2. handle accessibility.
3. handle Width and text size.
4. Press the switch for Reduce transparency.
This will dim any menus or items affected by the Liquid Glass design, including apps like Messages and your Control Center.
On the left, we see the Liquid Glass design in full effect, and on the right the Reduce Transparency setting is enabled.
in Width and text size menu, you can also click the adjacent toggle button Increase contrast To help separate liquid glass elements. When I enabled this toggle, it gave a lot of those items a white outline.
Increased contrast adds outlines to objects throughout your iPhone.
If you wish to use Clear app icon optionI do not recommend enabling Reduce Transparency or Increase Contrast. I really like the clear icons because they ensure that your background is the main focus, but the icons are still visible enough to differentiate each one. When these other options are enabled, it’s as if the icons take center stage.
Liquid glass without adjustments (left), Liquid glass with Reduce Transparency enabled (center left), Liquid Glass with Increase Contrast enabled (center right), Liquid Glass with Reduce Transparency and Increase Contrast enabled (right).
If you want to return Liquid Glass design elements to your device, follow the steps above again to disable it Reduce transparency.
If you’re a developer or beta tester, you can also access a new option in iOS 26.1 beta 4 that can color some elements of Liquid Glass, like the Notification Center. However, this option will not affect other Liquid Glass elements, such as those on your home screen.
If you’re a developer or beta tester, here’s how to access this feature.
1. It opens Settings.
2. handle Display and brightness.
3. handle Liquid glass.
In the new menu, you can select Clear or Tinted.
“Scanning is more transparent, revealing the content underneath,” Apple wrote of the setting. “Tinted increases opacity and adds more contrast.”
Don’t forget that this feature is part of the fourth iOS 26.1 beta. This means that only developers and beta testers have access to it at the moment, and Apple may modify or remove this setting before releasing the software update to the general public.
For more iOS news, here My review of iOS 26How to enable Calls and text Scan in the operating system and all New ringtones On your iPhone. You can also check our website Cheat sheet for iOS 26.
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