Hate iOS 26's Liquid Glass Design? Here's How to Tone It Down

[steve333]

This is the first time I didn't jump all over a new OS release.
Thanks for the tips

 

[code-m]

I actually want *more* Liquid Glass, which I didn't expect. More liquid movement and animation (bouncing, sliding, warping), more translucency. And more color-on-translucency, like the Focus icons in Control Center.

LG is growing on me, looks beautiful and moves like liquid. 😎

 

[tyc0746]

Wait wait… isn’t this the “reduce transparency” option?

I usually enjoy the system’s animations… but I guess I’ll give it a try when I install it.

Yes, that's what 'reduce transparency' should do, but it didn't work as nicely as I though it should for me, so I tried each of the other settings in turn, and 'reduce motion' was the one that worked best...looks 'frosty' rather than 'opaque'. It also disables the parallax effect.

Here's the comparison between the 3...

 

[AndiG]

I don't like the glassy effect at all - makes my eyes hurt.

I found the 'Reduce Transparency' option made it too opaque for me, but strangely 'Reduce Motion' added just about the right amount.

iOS26 Glassy...
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...with 'Reduce Motion' on...
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OMG - glad I didn‘t install this cr*p