How to Disable the Liquid Glass Effect After Installing the iOS 26.1 Update: A Step-By-Step Guide

Apple released iOS 26.1 on Monday, the first major update to iOS 26. It works with iPhone 11 series and newer models, including the second-generation iPhone SE. In iOS 26.1, users can now adjust the Liquid Glass effect to make it less translucent using a new toggle. The Liquid Glass setting introduced in iOS 26 has drawn criticism because its high translucency reduces readability and looks too slick. Many users find the wallpaper distracting and inconsistent. iOS 26.1 fixes this problem by adding a switch to adjust opacity. Here’s how to turn off the Liquid Glass setting on your iPhone device.

How to turn off the Liquid Glass effect on iOS 26.1

1. Make sure your iPhone is updated to the latest version of iOS 26, which is iOS 26.1 and not iOS 26.0.1 which you may have installed.
2. After the update, you can easily adjust to iOS 26’s new look with quick settings changes. Go to set up > Display and brightness > liquid glass.
3. Here you will find two options: Clear and colored.
4. this Clear Options maintain a glossy, glass-like effect while colored Tone it down to give the interface a more opaque and subtle appearance.

choose colored Options will reduce the transparency of the Liquid Glass effect, weakening glossy reflections and making the interface look flatter and more neutral, thereby improving the readability and consistency of the wallpaper.

While the change may seem minor at first, it represents a significant shift in Apple’s approach to design flexibility. In many ways, the company is responding directly to user criticism, something it rarely does. At the same time, the move highlights the backlash against the liquid glass effect, prompting Apple to scrap one of its most controversial design choices.

Careful iterations of iOS design over the years may have made Apple more receptive to user feedback, or may have made its software innovations less bold. Either way, the Liquid Glass feature doesn’t seem to live up to the bold visual shift Apple envisioned, especially for users who opt for the softer “tinted” setup.