Overview
- iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS 26.1 beta 4 introduce a system preference to set Liquid Glass to Clear or Tinted.
- On iPhone and iPad the control is in Settings > Display & Brightness > Liquid Glass, while on Mac it appears under System Settings > Appearance.
- Apple says the choice applies across the system and will automatically carry over to third‑party apps that use Liquid Glass.
- The option is a binary toggle rather than a slider, boosting opacity and contrast for elements like Lock Screen notifications and many in‑app bars, with little change in areas such as Control Center.
- The builds are available to developers now, with a public beta expected soon, and arrive alongside other 26.1 tweaks including alarm/timer dismissal changes, added Apple Intelligence languages, and a refreshed Apple TV app icon.