Overview
- iOS 26.1 Beta 4 places a new Liquid Glass control in Settings > Display & Brightness with two choices: “Transparent” or “eingefärbt.”
- Apple describes “Transparent” as showing underlying content, while “eingefärbt” raises opacity and adds more contrast.
- Early testing points to clearer lock‑screen notifications, app search bars and the Control Center, though the effect varies by element.
- The appearance choice applies system‑wide, including third‑party apps using Liquid Glass, and the default remains “Transparent.”
- Beta 4 also introduces a toggle to enable or disable swipe‑to‑open camera on the lock screen, long‑press access persists, and the public beta is live ahead of an expected late‑October 26.1 release.