Overview
- The new menu in iOS/iPadOS/macOS 26.1 beta 4 lets users pick Clear or Tinted, a binary choice with no slider for fine-tuning.
- Selecting Tinted increases opacity and contrast across Apple apps and UI elements, including less transparent Lock Screen notifications on iPhone and iPad.
- Apple says third-party apps that implemented Liquid Glass will automatically honor the user’s Clear/Tinted preference.
- Hands-on testing indicates little or no change in areas like Control Center, the App Library, and Home Screen icons and widgets, showing the effect is broad but not universal.
- The same beta adds quality-of-life tweaks such as an option to disable the Lock Screen camera swipe, and multiple outlets expect iOS 26.1 to reach the public later in October.