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iOS 26.1 Beta 4 Lets Users Control Liquid Glass Transparency with New Toggle

With the fourth betas of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS 26.1, Apple has introduced a new setting that's designed to allow users to customize the look of Liquid Glass.

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The toggle lets users select from a clear look for Liquid Glass, or a tinted look. Clear is the current Liquid Glass design, which is more transparent and shows the background underneath buttons, bars, and menus, while tinted increases the opacity of Liquid Glass and adds more contrast.

The new setting can be found on iOS and iPadOS by going to Settings > Display and Brightness, or System Settings > Appearance on the Mac.

Apple says that the new toggle was added because during the beta testing period over the summer, user feedback suggested that some people would prefer to have a more opaque option for Liquid Glass. The added setting provides additional customization in iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.1.

Increasing opacity and adding contrast applies to Liquid Glass throughout the operating system, including in apps and Lock Screen notifications.

There are multiple other new features in iOS 26.1, including a new slide to stop feature for alarms and timers, new Apple Intelligence languages, a redesigned Apple TV app icon, changes to the Settings app, and more, with a full list of features available in our iOS 26.1 feature guide.

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Top Rated Comments

Innovati0n Avatar
12 months ago
Can't wait to see people somehow complain about even this.

Great addition!
Score: 39 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dannyyankou Avatar
12 months ago
Finally! I'm turning it all the way up lol
Score: 37 Votes (Like | Disagree)
12 months ago
What's with the comments about turning it up? It's a toggle, not a slider.
Score: 29 Votes (Like | Disagree)
mango316 Avatar
12 months ago
Wowww!! Apple actually listened to people request!! How shocking!!! 😱
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
greg624 Avatar
12 months ago

Totally not necessary. Apple just needs to make a choice and stick to it.
You’re upset that Apple’s giving their users choice?



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Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
12 months ago

Totally not necessary. Apple just needs to make a choice and stick to it.
The fact they added it already means their analytics show a lot of people don’t like the default Liquid Glass.
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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