How to disable liquid glass in iOS 26?

Tony_Pistilli wrote:

No off switch. Very upsetting I want an off switch so bad but apparently Apple said no cause Liquid Glass is “hard coded into the OS” like man… at least let us downgrade or something idk I’m just so desperate to get this thing gone. You don’t understand how close I am to switching to samsung

Switch to Samsung. We don't care. We're all users here like you on this user to user only forum. But please look before you leap. Samsung, which uses Googles Android OS is also employing many of the design characteristics you seem so desperate to escape and it's called Material Design 3.

Or you can read this ALL the way through and try the various options, which will likely help you --> Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's … - Apple Community

Tony_Pistilli wrote:

No off switch. Very upsetting I want an off switch so bad but apparently Apple said no cause Liquid Glass is “hard coded into the OS” like man… at least let us downgrade or something idk I’m just so desperate to get this thing gone. You don’t understand how close I am to switching to samsung

Hello~ We are your fellow forum members and not Apple. We don’t really care what brand of phone you choose. One bit of information though …you’re likely to find variations of this type of view on most phones now. Read thru this…

Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's … - Apple Community

Let Apple know your thoughts as they get paid to listen to complaints whereas we volunteers don’t. Have a nice day!!

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~Katana-San~

My iPhone 16 just updated to IOS26 - oh dear wish I could reverse out, however we have to keep with the security updates.

1) I had the universe (night sky with stars) Home Screen wallpaper prior to IOS upgrade, if I keep it I can't change the liquid glass time display font to how it used to be - I get error message "Failed to load Asset". I have to use one of the new available wallpapers then I can change the font to be solid and similar to as it was before.

2) Lots of my other text fonts changed - especially reading emails - luckily worked out how to change back to something resembling sensible font and contrast.

3) Why have searches been moved from the top to the bottom of the screen?

4) Selecting text from within WhatsApp message - used to be able to do straight away, now tap on text and get menu options, have to then release and tap again to be able to copy the text. Just another unnecessary change.

In summary - over-engineering comes to mind, and/or artistic beyond supporting prime function. Should be an option to turn liquid glass on or off -- so those who just want to get on and use their phone without esoteric text effects can do so.

5) When in Contacts and looking at an address the screen turns off far too quickly so I have to tap the screen to stop the App exiting...whilst I'm attempting to write the address on an envelope...I don't recall it being so quick to exit in the past. Frustrating when doing my Xmas cards.

The more unnecessarily complex a system gets the more risk of bugs. Also harder for the user to manage the device with unwanted features with settings buried in settings somewhere. I wonder if you try these new features out on "average people in the street" who are not experts in iPhone menu options!! Best to put the effort where it's needed - verification & validation. Adopt the KISS principle for best UX.

If you want to turn of app Liquid Glass you simply have to hold down on the Home Screen to get the app to wobble or whatever they do and if you look to the very top left of the screen there is a edit button. Pressing that and then pressing customise will show app icon designs press either default or dark and they will no longer be liquidy

XD_Puppet43 wrote:

If you want to turn of app Liquid Glass you simply have to hold down on the Home Screen to get the app to wobble or whatever they do and if you look to the very top left of the screen there is a edit button. Pressing that and then pressing customise will show app icon designs press either default or dark and they will no longer be liquidy

You should check the date of a post before you reply. You do realize you've provided information, which has been shared multiple times over and over and to the original post written in September.

iPhone14ProMaxVerizn wrote:

This doesn’t create enough contrast. Screen interface is still not crisp enough on iOS 26.2. I hate it!

There's nothing anyone here can do about the fact you hate it.

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it is necessary to implement a function to reduce movement, add the ability to enable the display of animation for minimizing the application and opening the application manager. then the system will be responsive and work well. Now, when you turn on motion reduction, it's very difficult to use an iphone. but only this option saves the iPhone from heating up and preventing the battery from melting before our eyes.

ravenby wrote:

it is necessary to implement a function to reduce movement, add the ability to enable the display of animation for minimizing the application and opening the application manager. then the system will be responsive and work well. Now, when you turn on motion reduction, it's very difficult to use an iphone. but only this option saves the iPhone from heating up and preventing the battery from melting before our eyes.

There's nothing anyone here can do about that.

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Liquid Glass is not making your phone "heat up" or causing the battery to "melt before our eyes." If your phone is getting that hot, there's something wrong with it and you should contact Apple and have them run diagnostics.

ravenby wrote:

it is necessary to implement a function to reduce movement, add the ability to enable the display of animation for minimizing the application and opening the application manager. then the system will be responsive and work well. Now, when you turn on motion reduction, it's very difficult to use an iphone. but only this option saves the iPhone from heating up and preventing the battery from melting before our eyes.

There is absolutely nothing which Motion on or off in Accessibility settings is doing to tax the battery in your iPhone. It uses miniscule battery power. Nor does turning off motion make it in any way difficult to use an iPhone. I don't know where you got either idea, but both are incorrect.

I'd recommend you check your battery health on your iPhone. Settings > Battery > Battery Health - if it is near, at or below 80%, the useful life of the battery has been spent and it would be time for a battery replacement at your Apple Store Genius Bar.

ravenby wrote: "...only this option saves the iPhone from heating up and preventing the battery from melting before our eyes"

ravenby ~ What model of iPhone is it?...

Settings > General > About > Model Name

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m_eaves wrote:

its making response times on iPhone 14pro extremely slow, web pages and apps refreshes are delayed. Yeah yeah yeah I know I need to upgrade to a 17-18pro.

There is nothing in Liquid Glass which would cause any iPhone to slow down. But a degraded battery surely would. Open Settings > Battery > Battery Health - if your battery is near, at or below 80%, the useful life of the battery had been used and it's time to pay Apple to replace the battery --> iPhone Battery Replacement - Apple Support

Memory is another issue which could cause a phone to slowdown. Open Settings > General > iPhone Storage - you need to have at least 10GB of memory available at all times. If your available memory is less, that would definitely slow the phone down and you should delete things off your phone you don't need.

Apple has also NEVER supported downgrading iOS. You can let Apple know this is something you'd like, but I have more chance of winning the lottery at the same moment I'm struck by lightning than anyone does of being able to downgrade --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple

Katana-San wrote:

LD150 wrote:

Keep it going, we may hit 500 posts by Xmas and then bye bye thread!

Hello~ This thread will probably outlast us all!! ;-D

~Katana-San~

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Aslyduckdog wrote:

To reduce Liquid Glass, I went into accessibility and chose display and text size and turned on reduce transparency. It helped me a lot. Hope it works for you too.

It's a good idea to check the date of the post you're responding to. You responded to a post from September 16th and the original post. By now and after 32 pages of comments and suggestions, one can assume the Author knows the options available to them.

Go to settings, accessibility, display and text size, then hit “reduce transparency”

Leilabano wrote:

I already done that and it hasn’t made much difference. Everything is different,I hate it,I wish i could go back to previous display.

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