iOS 26.1 will include a switch to apply a tinted look to Liquid Glass. The option renders screen elements less transparent. The switch will also reach the iPad, Mac, and presumably the Apple Watch.

Two months ago, Apple released iOS 26 for the iPhone. The new operating system includes several productivity and other enhancements, but the main feature is a new design language called Liquid Glass.

Apple's latest iterative update for iPhones brings a welcome change for those who aren't a fan of its Liquid Glass design overhaul. After user complaints that the Liquid Glass' translucent design was ...

iOS 26 is coming on September 15, and it brings with it a huge number of upgrades and features. The big change to the new operating system is its all-new design language, which Apple dubs Liquid Glass ...

Apple has rolled out a new feature that makes it easier to customize Liquid Glass to your liking. Now users will be able to set the appearance of Liquid Glass to either Clear or Tinted, with the help ...

Love it or hate it, iOS 26 brought the most radical software redesign to the iPhone in over a decade. The company’s new design language, Liquid Glass, mimics how light in the real world warps and ...

Apple’s new Liquid Glass user interface design was one of the most noticeable and divisive features of its major software updates this year. It added additional fluidity and translucency throughout ...

iOS 26 introduced a bold new Liquid Glass design, bringing transparency and fluidity throughout the iPhone’s interface. iPadOS 26 and macOS 26 brought similar designs to the iPad and Mac, respectively ...

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This week, Apple launched its biggest design update in years: Liquid Glass. It’s a new approach to the software design behind the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. If prior Apple releases have ...

The newest iOS 26.1 beta lets you tint Apple’s Liquid Glass design. The newest iOS 26.1 beta lets you tint Apple’s Liquid Glass design. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He ...

Every prominent executive is seemingly abandoning the Apple ship. The latest is Alan Dye, Apple’s Vice President of Human Interface Design, who you may know as the guy who introduced Liquid Glass to ...