iOS 26.1 [and 5 others] lets you tweak Liquid Glass, and it’s out now

You can make iPhone design elements more opaque again.

Apple has just released iOS 26.1, which includes a new transparency toggle for Liquid Glass. The toggle helps address some of the legibility issues introduced in iOS 26 by allowing iPhone users to tone down the glassy design for buttons, tabs, and other navigational elements.

As teased during the iOS 26.1 beta, with the toggle, users can switch between two Liquid Glass options. One is the current translucent design, while the other option provides a more frosted look that increases opacity and contrast.

 

The Liquid Glass menu in settings.

Here are Apple’s full patch notes for the iOS 26.1 update:

Liquid Glass setting gives you the option to choose between the default clear look or a new tinted look which increases opacity of the material in apps and notifications on the Lock Screen

 

Live Translation with AirPods support for Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean and Italian

 

Apple Music MiniPlayer swipe gesture to go to the next or previous track

 

Apple Music AutoMix support over AirPlay

 

Gain control is available for external USB microphones when recording with local capture

 

Local capture files can be saved to a specific location

 

Manual workout logging is available directly from the Fitness app

 

New Camera setting to turn on or off Lock Screen swipe to open Camera

 

Improved FaceTime audio quality in low-bandwidth conditions

 

Communication Safety and Web content filters to limit adult websites are enabled by default for existing child accounts for ages 13-17 (Age varies by country or region)

Apple has also released iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, watchOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, and tvOS 26.1.

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Posted Tuesday 4 November 2025 at 12:52 pm AEST (my time).

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