Apple’s iOS 26 is here, with a divisive new Liquid Glass design. Users – as usually happens when Apple delivers a major visual overhaul – have a lot of thoughts.
Mixed opinions flooded the internet about Liquid Glasses’ new springy animations and semi-translucent app designs, as well as the new look of Dark Mode (which many also had trouble turning on and off). Some have complained about text being readable or making screens seem cluttered, while others have fully relied on the new customization options for home screens and group chats.
How to Create a Custom Lock Screen in iOS 26
Almost immediately, users took issue with a new UX choice that made using Apple’s product line (something many of us have been doing for decades now) less than intuitive: the new location of the device’s search bar, which now sits squarely at the bottom of the screen instead of the more intuitive top design. Muscle memory be damned.
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You can customize a lot of things in iOS 26. Users have also offered quick fixes to some of its other quirks, including taking advantage of Apple’s robust accessibility settings to adjust app transparency and movement and unlock home screens. Unfortunately, the search bar is not one of them.
Users can choose the location of the address bar in their Safari settings or turn off completely the iPhone Spotlight Search home screen if they can’t stand looking at the bottom third of the iPhone. But for now, that search bar is stuck at the bottom everywhere else.
How to Move the Safari Search Bar in iOS 26
Step 2: Scroll (or search) Safari
Step 4: Select “Top”
You should see three options for Safari’s search bar: Compact (a smaller, centered search bar), Bottom, and Top (the traditional location).
