does it work with third party apps since they use apple's toolkit or whatever that's called? or is it for the system only
I wonder if devs can chose a type of glass for their app...does it work with third party apps since they use apple's toolkit or whatever that's called? or is it for the system only
Great. Is this news?
With the fourth beta of iOS 26.1, Apple added a toggle that makes Liquid Glass more opaque and reduces transparency. We tested the beta to see where the toggle works and what it looks like.
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If you have the latest iOS 26.1 beta, you can go to Settings > Display and Brightness to get to the new option. Tap on Liquid Glass, then choose "Tinted." The Tinted option increases the opacity of Liquid Glass UI elements and improves contrast, while the Clear option is the standard Liquid Glass look.
Apple's new option looks different in both light and dark mode, increasing opacity in color consistent with each option. It works for Lock Screen notifications and within apps to make menu and navigation bars less transparent, but there is little to no change with other parts of the OS like Control Center, the App Library, and app icons and widgets on the Home Screen.
iOS 26.1 beta 4 is available to developers and public beta testers at the current time. We're expecting iOS 26.1 to be released later in October, and that's when everyone will have access to the new settings.
Article Link: Here's How the iOS 26.1 Transparency Toggle Changes Liquid Glass
Now give us a button to make it stop changing between light and dark when scrolling.
This is a good start...however, I feel that MacOS Tahoe could be completely rolled back. It's a Mac, not iOS for iPhone or iPad or Vision OS. I don't get it. MacOS Tahoe Liquid Glass is just appalling in my opinion.
With the fourth beta of iOS 26.1, Apple added a toggle that makes Liquid Glass more opaque and reduces transparency. We tested the beta to see where the toggle works and what it looks like.
Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
If you have the latest iOS 26.1 beta, you can go to Settings > Display and Brightness to get to the new option. Tap on Liquid Glass, then choose "Tinted." The Tinted option increases the opacity of Liquid Glass UI elements and improves contrast, while the Clear option is the standard Liquid Glass look.
Apple's new option looks different in both light and dark mode, increasing opacity in color consistent with each option. It works for Lock Screen notifications and within apps to make menu and navigation bars less transparent, but there is little to no change with other parts of the OS like Control Center, the App Library, and app icons and widgets on the Home Screen.
iOS 26.1 beta 4 is available to developers and public beta testers at the current time. We're expecting iOS 26.1 to be released later in October, and that's when everyone will have access to the new settings.
Article Link: Here's How the iOS 26.1 Transparency Toggle Changes Liquid Glass
That one is really jarring. I will much prefer the tinted option.Thought that reduced transparency setting that’s been around for a while accomplished this, how is this different?![]()
Yep my mom is refusing to upgrade her phone after seeing Liquid Glass. I said wait a few months they will probably address some issues, looks like its happening.Liquid Glass is the worst thing ever. So difficult to see, especially for older people. If ever though of this idea and supports it should be immediately fired from Apple.
Bigger drain will be on the OLED that’s pulling more power to brightly light more pixels. Of anything in a phone, the OLED pulls far more power than anything else.I’ll test the tinted option, as it hopefully will drain less from GPU.
And uses less power.I like Liquid Glass. I think it’s a good fit for OLED displays as it’s less likely to cause burn in.
The accessibility features seem so have baked. I'm with you.That one is really jarring. I will much prefer the tinted option.
Unless it’s tinted on dark mode maybeBigger drain will be on the OLED that’s pulling more power to brightly light more pixels. Of anything in a phone, the OLED pulls far more power than anything else.
Young easily amused, impressionable buyers are a big part of Apples motivation to create the elements present in iOS 26. Liquid Glass with cutesy designs, animations and garish emoji appeal to entry level buyers.I do not like Liquid Glass. I thought that one of the main reasons to have devices such as a Mac or an iPhone or an iPad was to get work done. Yes, I'm a big fan of fun and a pleasurable experience when it comes to UI (DogCow anyone?) but Liquid Glass sometimes makes getting things done a LOT harder.
I have tried turning on Reduce Transparency and that makes a mess of folder displays in Dark Mode so I am using plain old Liquid Glass on iOS and iPad Os. I haven't moved to Tahoe because of Liquid Glass with the Mac OS.
I'm hoping that the new setting described here makes things more legible and easier to read. When Ive was working at Apple sometimes form followed function (keyboards, etc.) and Liquid Glass seems a return to this thinking - a gimmick that in some instances makes things hard to read, is not my idea of a good idea. 😃
I don’t know, you tell us… Aren’t you working on a camera app? You should know this.I wonder if devs can chose a type of glass for their app...
Apple should not be the one deciding this. It's a very personal issue like mice and keyboards and displays.Apple just can't make up their mind with the transparency.
Public Beta 4 is out now.