My husband updated to the new OS and I am afraid to do so on my iPhone.
I am visually impaired and just looking at his phone makes me motion sick. I am unable to fully read on his screen as well. I need more contrast and the older screen style if at all possible.
Is there a way to fully disable the liquid glass effect on OS 26 so that I can update my phone without risking being unable to use my phone.
iPhone 13 mini, iOS 18
the movie version:
Liquid Glass:
There are two settings you can change to reduce the liquid glass effects:
Settings ≥ Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Reduce Transparency > ON
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If you have recently updated to iOS 26.1 (not to be confused with 26.0.1)
there is additional relief available, but it is not obvious:
Settings > Display & Brightness > Liquid Glass.
Here, you'll find two options: Clear and Tinted.
'Tinted' further reduces the translucency of the glass effect, making it not very glass-like any more.
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the deeper discussion:
Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's Here To Stay
Blessedbethee wrote:
So if I go to 26.1 I will have more options to keep it more accessible? I just want to have all my ducks in a row before I update. Thank you
Your husband and kids should by now be updated to iOS 26.1, so you can compare what these changes look like on their device so you will know before upgrading yours.
I recommend this approach:
Borrow one of those household phones that is already running 26.1, and make the settings changes.
See if you can live with the results.
You (or the iPhone owner) can easily change them back if they like the liquid glass look.
Thank you. I did not update yet because I saw how it looked on my husbands phone and now kids phone. >
So if I go to 26.1 I will have more options to keep it more accessible? I just want to have all my ducks in a row before I update. Thank you
Work around for Liquid glass (OS 26) for accessibility issues
