Upcoming iOS and macOS 26.1 replace will allow you to fog up your Liquid Glass

Apple’s new Liquid Glass consumer interface design was some of the noticeable and divisive options of its main software program updates this yr. It added further fluidity and translucency all through iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Apple’s different working programs, and as we famous in our opinions, the default settings weren’t all the time nice for readability.

The upcoming 26.1 replace for all of these OSes is taking a step towards addressing a few of the complaints, although not by altering issues concerning the default look of Liquid Glass. Rather, the replace is including a brand new toggle that can let customers select between a Clear and Tinted search for Liquid Glass, with Clear representing the default look and Tinted cranking up the opacity and distinction.

The default glassy look of the notifications in iOS 26.

The default glassy look of the notifications in iOS 26.

The Tinted toggle fogs up the glass, preserving a touch of translucency.

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The Tinted toggle fogs up the glass, preserving a touch of translucency.

Andrew Cunningham

The default glassy look of the notifications in iOS 26.

The Tinted toggle fogs up the glass, preserving a touch of translucency.

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The toggle behaved much less constantly in macOS 26.1, however this is an instance of the glassy look within the Photos app.

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The toggle behaved much less constantly in macOS 26.1, however this is an instance of the glassy look within the Photos app.

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And the identical UI with the Tinted toggle turned on.

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And the identical UI with the Tinted toggle turned on.

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The toggle behaved much less constantly in macOS 26.1, however this is an instance of the glassy look within the Photos app.

Andrew Cunningham

And the identical UI with the Tinted toggle turned on.

Andrew Cunningham

The new toggle provides a half-step between the default visible settings and the “reduce transparency” setting, which, apart from altering a bunch of different issues about the feel and appear of the working system, is buried additional down contained in the Accessibility choices. The Tinted toggle does make colours and imprecise shapes seen beneath the glass panes, preserving the final look of Liquid Glass whereas additionally erring on the aspect of distinction and visibility, the place the “reduce transparency” setting is extra of an all-or-nothing blunt instrument.