Does anyone know what type of glasses I need to buy my mom so she can see the font on her new iPhone? Tim said “get mom an iPhone”, so I did. But then he made it impossible for her to see anything. Any ideas?
iPhone 14 Plus
The text is not transparent!
Here is the fix that made my wife think I removed iOS26...
Settings, Accessibility, Display & Text size, reduce transparency
Settings, Accessibility, Display & Text size , increase contrast
Settings, Accessibility, Motion, Reduce motion
Settings, Accessibility, Display & Text size , Display Borders
Sadly, some users with certain eyesight conditions have difficulties with the new Liquid Glass user interface.
iOS/iPadOS 26.1 introduced a new setting that subtly changes the appearance of Liquid Glass:
Settings > Display & Brightness > Liquid Glass - select Clear or Tinted
Sadly, this new setting makes very little difference for those that struggle with both the appearance and overlapping screen elements introduced with Liquid Glass - issues that are often not understood by those that have "normal" or optically corrected eyesight.
If you are experiencing difficulty with the new Liquid Glass UI, there are settings that can significantly improve the appearance and suppress the majority of unwanted effects:
Each if these settings can be used individually, or in combination. Setting Reduce Transparency alone (1) will likely suppress the majority of your issues. The Reduce Motion setting (3), if used, will eliminate the "lensing" effects of the Liquid Glass UI. Experiment; you should find a combination that works for you.
I suggest that you begin with setting Reduce Transparency to ON - and then, if needed, experiment with additional use of one or more of the other options.
NB: The new Display & Brightness > Liquid Glass setting can only be changed/toggled while Reduce Transparency is set to OFF. You might find that setting Liquid Glass to Clear, prior to enabling Reduced Transparency to ON, may give the best result.
Liquid Glass is here to stay - and will likely evolve throughout the lifespan of iOS/iPadOS 26. Hopefully, Apple will provide additional controls over time with which to selectively eliminate aspects of the new UI to better meet the functional and visual needs of the wider user population. Liquid Glass is very "pretty" - but for some is arguably form over function, reducing legibility and usability for some users.
You - and anyone else that has an issue with the Liquid Glass implementation - should submit constructive comments via Apple's Product Feedback portal. For iPhone:
Are the fonts too small? How is your mother’s vision? iPhones have the ability to make the type larger, bolder and have more contrast.
We made it big. The problem is the transparency. She can’t see things that are intended not to be seen. She keeps telling me it’s hard to see transparent font on a transparent background. Weird right?
I send feedback every single day. Every time I have trouble reading a text or notification. And yes I have tried all the unhelpful fixes. The best fix is not making transparent text, and letting people keep their established settings.
yzi2424 wrote:
Just to point out here. When reduce motion is turned on the graphics are so shocking its incredibly nauseating. I wish you would stop posting this same post on all the threads. Thank you.
You clearly asked for suggestions as to how to resolve [undefined] visual difficulties - which were provided by me in good faith. The described measures are known to improve specific aspects of the Liquid Glass UI with which some end-users have difficulty.
Clearly, I (and other contributors here) have no idea as to what information or guidance you may have already seen or accessed.
LotusPilot wrote:
You clearly asked for suggestions as to how to resolve [undefined] visual difficulties - which were provided by me in good faith. The described measures are known to improve specific aspects of the Liquid Glass UI with which some end-users have difficulty.
Your answers are always carefully crafted and excellent. A great many people have benefited from them.
There’s a user tip that’s been written that vastly improves the Liquid Glass effect for many users. Have you searched there for the tips. There are also multiple YouTube videos addressing the issue.
This is one of the user tips on Liquid Glass:
Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's Here To Stay
It includes a feedback link so you can tell Apple how you feel about the feature.
Just to point out here. When reduce motion is turned on the graphics are so shocking its incredibly nauseating. I wish you would stop posting this same post on all the threads. Thank you.
yzi2424 wrote:
Just to point out here. When reduce motion is turned on the graphics are so shocking its incredibly nauseating.
Absolutely not true.
yzi2424 wrote:
I wish you would stop posting this same post on all the threads. Thank you.
Difficult not to when it is a recognised improvement for people with visual disabilities.
yzi2424 wrote:
I wish you would stop posting this same post on all the threads. Thank you.
I'm sure when people stop asking the same questions in multiple threads, that will happen.
Help seeing things with liquid glass.
