New situation in iOS 26.1 gives you more control over how liquid glass elements will appear on your computer. iPhone. This new setting may help resolve readability issues. some people on reddit noted, so if you are having trouble reading information on your device, you should download iOS 26.1 and try this setting.
Apple released the update on Monday, November 3, more than a month after the tech giant publicly released the update. iOS 26who introduced a new Liquid glass design. This was the first major visual change on the iPhone since iOS 7 in 2013.
Before iOS 26.1, there were only a few ways to change the Liquid Glass elements on your iPhone. You can add a dark shade home screen elementsor adjust Reduce Opacity A setting that allows you to change the appearance of Liquid Glass on your device. The new setting allows you to change certain elements on your iPhone, such as Notification Center and certain search bars, without affecting other elements, such as the Home screen.
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Here's where you can find the new iOS 26.1 setup along with my recommended setup.
Where to find options for clear and tinted liquid glass
1. Click Settings.
2. Click Display and brightness.
3. Click Liquid glass.
In the Liquid Glass menu you will see two options: transparent and tinted. “Transparent” is the default setting, and “Tinted” makes the liquid glass elements less transparent.
“Clear is more transparent, revealing the content underneath,” Apple writes for the setting. “Tinted increases the opacity and adds more contrast.”
Tinted doesn't completely eliminate Liquid Glass elements from the menu, but it does minimize the design impact. After you turn on Shading, some items and menus appear almost opaque, like the search bar in Messages, until you scroll over something bright or bold.
Dark mode with tinted liquid glass (far right) is my personal choice.
These Liquid Glass settings will also not change your iPhone's light or dark display settings. You can turn on Tinted and go into light mode, or turn on Clear while in dark mode. But dark mode with the Tinted setting feels clean to me, and that's my personal preference.
For more iOS news, here's everything you need to know. iOS 26.1 And my review of iOS 26. You can also check out our iOS 26 cheat sheet.
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