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How to change the Liquid Glass style from the Lock Screen Notifications (and Control Centre) to the old style ???

I HATE the iOS26 liquid glass look for the notifications on the lock screen and Control Centre.

How do I get it back to how it was in the previous iOS?

I looked at the Display options etc all over the place- I can't seem to find anything that would revert back to the way it was. I have a hard time distinguishing such one-tone looks, I need the distinct colours and black borders to know what I'm looking at.

As soon as my Reminder notification came up on the lock screen, I had no idea what it was nor could read much of it. The white line borders with the "shimmery" pseudo-transparent background is so jarring and my eyes lose the writing into a blur.

Thanks for your help.

iPhone 16 Pro

Posted on Sep 15, 2025 7:18 PM

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jp4canes

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Dec 11, 2025 5:27 AM in response to 24Golfer

Does anyone know how to get it to allow me to change to tinted from clear. My iphone 15 pro will not allow me to. I have ios 26.1

Thanks

Jan 20, 2026 5:35 PM in response to TheLittles

I can tell ZERO difference when I do this. any other suggestions?

Jan 20, 2026 5:54 PM in response to TheLittles

Because I could not edit my previous comment: I can tell zero difference except for when unlocking the phone/screen. Any other suggestions?

Feb 26, 2026 7:08 AM in response to 24Golfer

I want liquid glass display

Feb 26, 2026 7:15 AM in response to delano213

delano213 wrote:

I want liquid glass display

Update your phone to iOS 26.3. If the phone you have doesn't support iOS 26, you'll need to buy a new one.

Feb 26, 2026 2:05 PM in response to 24Golfer

i feel dizzy 🥴 looking at the screen

TheLittles

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Sep 15, 2025 7:53 PM in response to 24Golfer

"How to change the Liquid Glass style from the Lock Screen Notifications (and Control Centre) to the old style ???: I HATE the iOS26 liquid glass look for the notifications on the lock screen and Control Centre. How do I get it back to how it was in the previous iOS?[...]"

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Recommend this Change to Apple:

Do your Part: Report this to Apple. Apple may not get back to you directly, but the more feedback Apple receives on this, the more they will know what is their customers prefer, and what and what features to include in updates to come. Apple will know nothing of your thoughts, if you don't provide them with them.

Go Here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
Select: "Other" for the "Feedback Type"
Comment: that you want this to be an option and why. Include the URL to this thread.
Proceed from there as necessary

Sep 15, 2025 8:50 PM in response to TheLittles

As many people will probably be sending feedback asking for a feature to disable Liquid Glass effects, maybe such an option will be added…the more people sending feedback, the more likely the feature will be incorporated.

TheLittles

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Sep 15, 2025 9:03 PM in response to RandomUser360_human

"As many people will probably be sending feedback asking for a feature to disable Liquid Glass effects, maybe such an option will be added…the more people sending feedback, the more likely the feature will be incorporated."

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Correct.

So, to all those affect, including the OP, report it.

24Golfer Author

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Sep 19, 2025 11:14 AM in response to ET2021

Yup.

The issue is that the phone lets you Customise the Home Screen, it gives the option to use "DEFAULT" which is the icons being coloured like before, but they don't give you that option for the Control Centre and the Lock Page (notifications on the lock screen).

It's already asinine that it's almost a 3-step process just to get to the "Customise" page for the Home Screen instead of being a pull-down menu at the first press.

But every time I get that notification it's the painted block with the white writing as opposed to the full-colour normal style with white background with black writing, I just can't believe they didn't give us this option from the start.

Oct 18, 2025 1:33 AM in response to 24Golfer

I know I’m late (I put off updating for a while for this exact reason) going into motion under accessibility and tuning in reduce motion has also helped me. The weird swoopy effects were screwing with me

Nov 12, 2025 4:18 PM in response to 24Golfer

This is my first iPhone (16) and it’s been pretty fun learning BUT am I the only one that doesn’t see a difference between the clear and the tinted? What is really the difference between the two or maybe what should I be not seeing?

24Golfer Author

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Nov 21, 2025 10:25 AM in response to lobsterghost1

Yeah that doesn't help at all.

The fact that Apple decide to pigeonhole people into using Liquid Glass is the issue.

I cannot fathom how they came to the conclusion that Options for Displays of how people can look at their screen is one OR the other when it comes to the Contrast & Reduce Transparency OR Tinted but not both.

Nov 22, 2025 11:40 AM in response to Paula_R

When you write "I found a way to turn it off" - what aspect of liquid glass are you making reference to that were "completely counterintuitive"? I'm seriously considering re-installing a protected backup from the previous OS until Apple provides more control options.

Personally I've been able to find settings for the general look that I can live with, but its all the swooping and bubble effects that are excessive and distracting to me. The "reduce motion" option doesn't really help. There needs to be some sort of degree to which that motion can be changed - similar to what can be done with other items (like font size and zoom levels).

Thanks

Nov 22, 2025 11:47 AM in response to joyousimac

joyousimac wrote:

When you write "I found a way to turn it off" - what aspect of liquid glass are you making reference to that were "completely counterintuitive"? I'm seriously considering re-installing a protected backup from the previous OS until Apple provides more control options.

Personally I've been able to find settings for the general look that I can live with, but its all the swooping and bubble effects that are excessive and distracting to me. The "reduce motion" option doesn't really help. There needs to be some sort of degree to which that motion can be changed - similar to what can be done with other items (like font size and zoom levels).

Thanks

Sorry, but backups do NOT contain an older version of iOS. You can restore your phone to your older backup, but iOS 26.1 will still be on your iPhone.

This is everything you can currently do with Liquid Glass --> Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's … - Apple Community

It cannot be turned off or removed. It can be adjusted to better meet your needs.

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How to change the Liquid Glass style from the Lock Screen Notifications (and Control Centre) to the old style ???