How to disable liquid glass in iOS 26?

turri48 wrote:

I installed it yesterday. It's the aesthetic apocalypse. Who thought that this was going to be an improvement or an innovation? OMG

I think it looks great, so I guess some people thought it would be an improvement. If you don't like it, look just above your post and you'll see a user tip I wrote which will help customize it some to better meet your needs.

Also can be problematic to neurodivergent people who physically "feel" certain visual effects. Without the transparency reduced it made me nauseous and reminds me of when I experience a visual migraine. How do we report to the EU Data Team? (Obviously I can try looking it up, but if you already have a link I would appreciate it!)

Appreciate that but while I moved to an IPhone for the simple fact they support their hardware longer. But I think this change, while an interesting option should allow a user to opt out via a simple on/off. Really don’t see that as “too much to ask”.

RattlerMD17 wrote:

Appreciate that but while I moved to an IPhone for the simple fact they support their hardware longer. But I think this change, while an interesting option should allow a user to opt out via a simple on/off. Really don’t see that as “too much to ask”.

Read this to learn why a simple "opt-out" will never happen, but you can certainly optimize aspects of Liquid Glass more to your liking --> Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's … - Apple Community

I really love this article because it explains why Apple did it and even mentions the accessibility concerns: https://medium.com/@sidgtl/why-youre-looking-at-apple-s-liquid-glass-ui-the-wrong-way-990648b0f25d. Also, Apple isn’t the only one doing this. You might’ve noticed a lot of companies using frosted glass in their designs whether that be promotional or for their websites/apps/OS. Realme 7 and OriginOS 6 are using this look too, just not as glassy and sophisticated as Apple.

I agree. I hate the glass and want it gone now. It’s so difficult for me to even see the time because I’m half blind.

please Apple, take the glass away! I’m so serious that I would consider an android at this point,

There is a way to fix the black background on notifications… Display and Brightness > Liquid Glass > Tinted

I wish this was in the Accessibility settings too. I was getting horrible migraines until I found this option

Robert Hargraves wrote:

Copy/paste from Contacts app doesn't quite work. Reason is that the font color of the email address I copy is white, so is invisible when pasted.

Really? I just copied an email address from a contact and everywhere I pasted in any application I could paste it, which for my test, included Notes, Mail, Messages, the number pasted black as it should.

Some-other-user wrote:

Liquid Glass is an awful feature. You have to ask what on earth went through the minds of Apple when they forced this on their users

Perhaps other people have different needs and preferences from you. It's something worth considering.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

Some-other-user wrote:

Liquid Glass is an awful feature. You have to ask what on earth went through the minds of Apple when they forced this on their users

Perhaps other people have different needs and preferences from you. It's something worth considering.

Impossible! I am the ultimate authority on everything that I care to comment on, and anyone who disagrees with me is misguided, to say the least.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

Impossible! I am the ultimate authority on everything that I care to comment on, and anyone who disagrees with me is misguided, to say the least.

I admit I am inclined to follow your advice. You are wise, though perhaps not quite all-knowing.

ecorro wrote:

Liquid glass is a horrible and sight damaging feature. There must be a way to disable it.

Sight damaging? Really????? If you truly think your sight is being damaged by a user interface, which, by the way, cannot damage your vision, you should buy something else. Or, you could have actually taken the time to read the thread, where multiple settings changes have been explained, which would likely help you.

But since thinking people will actually take the time to read past the first post, you might find this helpful --> Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's … - Apple Community

Cryptic3clipse wrote:

Along with some of these replies I went to settings then did this to revers the look of safari:

Apps > Safari > Tabs

From here you can either set it to the bottom or top centered depending on your preference.

I'm not entirely clear on what that has to do with Liquid Glass.

Indeed I work for a sight loss charity, and I can tell you after working for 10 years in accessible design this new look is a visual masterclass in how to get everything wrong.

It’s a pity because all other aspects are excellent regarding accessibility but this new look is distracting and literally hurts my eyes.

amdc101 wrote:

Indeed I work for a sight loss charity, and I can tell you after working for 10 years in accessible design this new look is a visual masterclass in how to get everything wrong.

It’s a pity because all other aspects are excellent regarding accessibility but this new look is distracting and literally hurts my eyes.

Have you told Apple your thoughts?

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