Apple’s new Liquid Glass redesign in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, and additional updates is a bold step that users were not ready for. Users were displeased with it, and now, with the release of iOS 26 developer beta 4 , the company has finally given users a toggle to switch it off, a feature that was missing in the initial release.

Apple adds a much-needed toggle in iOS 26.1 Beta 4, letting users tone down Liquid Glass transparency

Many users have shared their despair related to the new design language on various platforms, and the company is aware of them quite well, so much so that it decided to tone it down a bit. The company made several attempts while iOS 26 was in its beta phase and it appears that none of them were perfect for the end user.

iOS 26 is too glassy, in my opinion,

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