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.
A new setting lets you select from Clear or Tinted. “Choose your preferred look for Liquid Glass. Clear makes the effect more transparent, revealing more of the content beneath. Tinted increases opacity and adds extra contrast for a bolder appearance,” explains Apple.
Check out the changes in action below:
Liquid Glass has been criticized for making it too hard to see notifications depending on your wallpaper. Now there’s an option to essentially neuter Liquid Glass, in what looks to be a way to cater to people complaining about the new design.
You can see both Liquid Glass settings in light and dark mode below:
What Liquid Glass setting are you going to pick? Clear or tinted? Personally I’m okay with clear, but I am also interested in testing out tinted as well. Because sometimes you just want to see your damn notifications properly.
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I am used to seeing my apps in their default colors, it takes me extra time to find my apps in Liquid Glass. I just stayed with default.
I can finally read my iPhone screen again, this is great!