Apple faced a lot of criticism for its new Liquid Glass design language that debuted with iOS 26. While some users absolutely loved Apple’s new UI, others couldn’t handle a single bit of it. Early adopters had also reported readability issues and eye strain due to Liquid Glass.
Fortunately, Apple has now taken notice of user feedback and added a new feature with iOS 26.1 Beta 4 that allows users to customize their Liquid Glass experience.
Users can now go to Settings to choose between the “Clear” or “Tinted” transparency setting for Liquid Glass. While the Light setting maintains the original high transparency effect, the Tinted setting improves the opacity and contrast of UI elements, making them easier to read.
How to change the new Liquid Glass setting in iOS 26.1 Beta 4?
- Make sure you have updated to the latest beta version.
– Go to Settings on your iPhone.
- Tap Display & Brightness, then Liquid Glass.
- You will now see the new transparency options.
To update to the new beta, go to beta.apple.com, then sign up for Apple beta updates.
Go to Settings, then go to General > Software Update > Beta Updates and select iOS 26 Public Beta. The new feature is expected to arrive soon enough with the new stable iOS 26.1 update for all users.
Besides the new Liquid Glass transparency setting, there is also a new option with iOS 26.1 Beta 4 that allows users to disable the ability to open the camera from the lock screen. The new feature would give users more control over privacy, as they could block strangers from taking photos if they don’t have access to the lock screen password.
The stable iOS 26.1 update will also bring Apple Intelligence to new languages, including Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Traditional), and Vietnamese.
Meanwhile, the live translation feature on AirPods will also be compatible with a new set of languages like Japanese, Korean, Italian, and Chinese (Mandarin and Simplified).
