Overview
- Beta 4 of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS 26.1 introduces a Liquid Glass preference with two looks: Clear or Tinted.
- The control lives in Settings > Display & Brightness > Liquid Glass on iPhone and iPad and in System Settings > Appearance on Mac.
- It is a binary setting with no slider; Clear is more transparent while Tinted increases opacity and adds contrast.
- The selection applies across Apple apps and third‑party apps that use Liquid Glass, with lock‑screen notifications on iPhone and iPad appearing less see‑through.
- Hands‑on reports note limited changes in areas like Control Center, App Library, and Home Screen icons, and the beta also adds options such as disabling the lock‑screen swipe‑to‑camera gesture.