iOS 26 is now rolling out to suitable iPhones, however the change to Apple’s new Liquid Glass interface has left some customers feeling a little bit sore within the head.
“The glass design makes it look heavy and mentally draining,” one Reddit consumer wrote, whereas one other complained, “it made me dizzy simply taking a look at it.”
Whereas personally I’m not able to condemn the brand new design to the ‘flop’ heap simply but, I can perceive the frustration. Liquid Glass offers menus and interface components a see-through, glass-like high quality; iOS 26 is a giant change, and one that may take some getting used to.
Nonetheless, in case you’re positive that the default look of Liquid Glass isn’t for you, there are a few methods that you would be able to scale back its depth.
Improve Distinction
First, to tone down Liquid Glass results with out completely eradicating them, there’s a useful ‘Improve Distinction’ choice in Settings. To search out it, head to Settings, Accessibility, Show & Textual content Measurement, then toggle the Improve Distinction slider.
This feature does as its title describes: it ups the distinction, so interface components are extra outlined. Improve Distinction retains the translucency, nevertheless it removes Liquid Glass’ softness, giving icons a extra seen border.
See the picture above to get a way of what I imply – the change is especially noticeable within the Management Middle.
Scale back Transparency
The second, extra drastic, choice is Scale back Transparency, which removes virtually all of the translucency from iOS 26.
To show it on, go to the identical Settings web page (Settings > Accessibility > Show & Textual content Measurement), then toggle the Scale back Transparency choice.
Once more, the Management Middle is an efficient place to see this variation in motion. In each photographs (above), I’ve accessed the Management Middle from the House Display, however the House Display is simply seen within the first picture (when Scale back Transparency isn’t enabled). When Scale back Transparency is enabled, the background seems as a block colour.
Each collectively
When you actually don’t like Liquid Glass, you possibly can toggle each of these aforementioned choices (Improve Distinction and Scale back Transparency) concurrently. This offers you the sharper edges and removes the translucency, making all the pieces a lot clearer.
For me, this mixture is a little bit an excessive amount of, however I’ll give all three choices (Liquid Glass default, Improve Distinction, and Scale back Transparency) a attempt for an prolonged time period to see which one I desire.
What do you assume? Do you’re keen on or hate Liquid Glass? Tell us within the feedback part beneath. And in case you’re nonetheless undecided on Apple’s newest software program replace, take a look at our roundup of 5 must-try options in iOS 26.
