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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Independent Staff

How to get rid of the liquid glass look on iOS 26

  • Apple has released iOS 26, featuring a new design called “Liquid Glass” which creates a bubble effect around apps on an iPhone screen.
  • The design hasn’t been overwhelmingly positive, with many users criticising it for affecting legibility.
  • To turn off the feature, users can choose between 'Clear' for more transparency or 'Tinted' for increased opacity and contrast in the Liquid Glass effects.
  • To do this, users will need to go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and enable Reduce Transparency.
  • For Mac users and turn on Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and turn on Reduce Transparency.
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