Overview

• Developer Beta 3 of iOS 26 and macOS 26 trims down the high-transparency and color-shift effects introduced at WWDC.
• Apple retained an accessibility toggle from earlier betas to let users adjust translucency after usability complaints.
• Early feedback pointed to unusable Control Center elements and notifications obscured by pastel overlays.
• Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman described the swift retreat from Apple’s original vision as concerning.
• Apple will gather input through a public beta and refine the Liquid Glass design ahead of its September launch.