Overview
- iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1 and macOS 26.1 beta 4 introduce a Liquid Glass setting with two choices, Clear or Tinted, now available to developers and public beta testers.
- The control lives under Settings > Display & Brightness > Liquid Glass on iPhone and iPad, and under System Settings > Appearance on Mac.
- Choosing Tinted increases opacity and contrast across UI elements and makes iPhone and iPad Lock Screen notifications less see‑through, while areas like Control Center and Home Screen icons see little to no change.
- Apps that have implemented Liquid Glass automatically adopt the user’s preference, providing a consistent look across Apple and third‑party software.
- Apple says the option follows tester feedback; beta 4 also adds a toggle to disable the Lock Screen swipe‑to‑camera gesture and expands Apple Intelligence and AirPods Live Translation language support, with a wider 26.1 release expected later in October.