LIquid Glass - turn it off now!

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RonBallard wrote: "... I would like to know how to contact Apple directly..."

Ron ~

How to contact Apple for accessibility support

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According to Apple:

After a software update is installed for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS, it cannot be downgraded to the previous version.

What you can do about this:

Open Settings ➢ Accessibility ➢ Display & Text Size, then toggle Reduce Transparency = on.

Also in Settings ➢ Accessibility ➢ Motion, then toggle Reduce Motion = on.

Also in Settings ➢ Display & Brightness ➢ Liquid Glass ➢ Tinted.

In addition, you can provide ⇢ Product Feedback.

If enough requests are made, your feedback might help with future development, like a toggle in the settings (to disable the Liquid Glass effect).

Good luck! 👋🏼😉

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.

A deeper discussion of these issues:

User tip: Liquid glass, love it or hate it, it is here to stay

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

RonBallard wrote: '..the iPhone always showed me the correct time, even when crossing time zones, in large white digits on a black background (in my case). Now it shows the digits in an apologetic grey, with hints of a white outline. It is difficult for me to read this..."

Ron ~ In the iPhone User Guide:

Change the look of the clock

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RE: Cataracts:

<< Having enjoyed good eyesight for 75 years I now have "cataracts". This reduces the colour saturation that I perceive - I seem to see everything through a grey mist. My doctor told me a few months ago that it was not bad enough to operate on yet, but

I have had to stop driving because I do not meet the UK standards for vision for driving. >>

My story:

When my vision was deteriorating due to cataracts, I asked my doctor, "How do you decide when they are bad enough to fix?"

He replied, "When they start to strongly interfere with daily life, then they need to be fixed."

[In my opinion] 'losing the ability to drive' definitely meets that threshold.

[In my opinion] You should seek a second opinion about whether it is time to fix your cataracts.

The surgery is not very invasive. It is generally done with you fully conscious. They did not even have me change my clothes. But afterward, there is a month of wonky vision in that eye until it stabilizes. Only ONE eye is done at a time.