iOS 26 Liquid Glass effect not working on iPhone 15 Pro

Iphone 15 Pro, I did the accessibility/reduce transparency, reduce motion essentially tried every display, color etc change/change back, restarted phone. My apps are not transparent at all even after selecting "clear" etc.


Wondering if anyone else has this issue? any tips or will Apple release an update for this issue. Really strange actually.


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Original Title: ios 26 liquid glass does not work

iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 16, 2025 7:39 AM

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Posted on Nov 8, 2025 1:01 PM

bestofboston9 wrote:

I want to thank lobsterghost1 for indirectly solving my problem. I read his detailed Liquid Glass description and afterwards I meticulously went through every accessibility setting on my iPad where LG works and my iPhone where it didn’t. I found a discrepancy on “reduce white point”. Once I adjusted that setting, Liquid Glass started working again. And the toggle started functioning too. I certainly hadn’t changed this setting recently, so I suspect something in the upgrade flipped it.

You've made my day! While I didn't mention White Point in my user tip, if my user tip helped you find the issue, I'm delighted, to say the least. And it was very nice of you to come back and tell everyone what solved this for you. I hope it helps anyone else who may be having a similar issue.


Thank you for being so kind!

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Sep 28, 2025 1:13 PM in response to Davewboni23

Hello everyone!! I have finally figured out how to get that darn Liquid Glass effect to finally work!! It’s actually quite easy. People weren’t being specific enough or have an older model iPhone. But I have FIGURED it out!! Ok so first things first, go to settings, then scroll to accessibility, then after that once you’re in accessibility scroll all the way down until you see “Per-App Settings”, press on that, then it will say “App Customization” there should be a “Home Screen & App Libary” option (if you don’t have one just press on “Add App”, once you have “Home Screen & App Libary” opened turn off Bold Text, Reduce Transparency, Increase Contrast, Differentiate Without Color, Prefer Horizontal Text, Smart Invert, Reduce Motion, and Prefer Non-Blinking Cursor. I am hoping that I helped a few people!! :D

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