How do I remove the liquid glass look from app icons on iOS 26?

This is the BEST information page I have found to help with Liquid Glass issues. Please read it - it helps!

It is not at times, it is ALL THE TIME.

Can someone just tell us how to revert back to the previous IOS? I want to get rid of the new version! It is slow and when changing screens it blurs many of the icons. 26 is junk!

Thanks, that worked well! I also enabled Show Borders, which almost completed the ‘rollback’.

I agree it’s so hard for my 69 year old eyes.

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Not on my 82 year old eyes, either.

I have to agree it is a terrible update, it can however be removed as I have already removed it from my iPhone and now just need to remember how I did it for my iPad, I think I googled it before

Thank you. That is an improvement

This is what happens when you do that...

We are well aware, but Liquid Glass is still terrible. It gives me a migraine and I'm having to use my iPhone 6s Plus to relieve my brain.

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Canoestew wrote:

I'm not liking the outline around the icons either. I especially find the thin outline around my mailboxes in the Mail app distracting and unnecessary. It looks like somebody's draft idea they forgot to clean up. I also find the large rounded tabs in Safari bloated, distracting and totally unnecessary. That said, they do help to identify which tab is active which was a problem with the previous iteration of the tabs but these new rounded tabs are an overdone solution. Apple are you listening?

NO. Apple isn't listening to anyone complaining here. This is a user to user only forum, which no one from Apple participates or reads for user feedback.

If you want to listen to you, you use this link --> Product Feedback - Apple

The outline you speak of might be caused by having contrast turned on. It puts a border around everything and makes clear glass look grey.

In Settings > Accessibility > Display and Text > Increase Contrast - OFF.

segu1m1 wrote:

because some people actually care how their phone looks. this update is so bad, my lock screen looks like a weird sci fi thing

You gotta learn how to set it up I guess. Mine looks great.

segu1m1 wrote:

because some people actually care how their phone looks. this update is so bad, my lock screen looks like a weird sci fi thing

You're absolutely right! I LOVE how my phone looks with Liquid Glass. If your lock screen hasn't been customized to look like you'd like it to look, learn how to do that here --> Create a custom iPhone Lock Screen - Apple Support

margaleao wrote:

Thanks for your tips! But, unfortunately, increasing contrast does nothing to remove the Liquid Glass blur on the icons, and reducing transparency just makes the Dock and system bars much darker, whether on iPhone, Mac, or iPad. It’s really frustrating. Apple should fix this, because we’re paying for Retina displays and incredible M-series screens, yet the icons end up looking blurry and uncomfortable to look at. The M5 has an amazing image and video resolution, but the icon blur completely breaks the visual experience.

Saying what you think Apple should do, is pointless here on this user to user only forum, which Apple doesn't participate. Use this link to tell Apple what you think they should do --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple

Personally, I LOVE Liquid Glass. And I don't know what tips you tried or didn't try in total, so if you haven't read this, it might help you --> Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's … - Apple Community