"After years of aesthetic stagnation, the company dropped its most radically different iPhone designs last month, including the delightful iPhone Air. And then there's iOS 26, which represents the biggest software design overhaul since 2013's iOS 7 kicked off the flat design tsunami. Centered around the Liquid Glass design language, the new software design is splashier (and glassier) than anything we've seen before, filled with transparent objects and reflective surfaces."
"And now, in a deeply uncharacteristic move for Apple, the company seems to be offering users a way to (sort of) roll things back. In iOS 26.1 beta 4, users have discovered a toggle for adjusting the transparency of Liquid Glass, adding a 'tinted' option that's much more opaque than the established 'Clear' version. For many, it's an accessibility win, with plenty of Reddit users commenting that the option should have been there from the start."
2025 delivered notable Apple design changes, including radically different iPhone models such as the iPhone Air. iOS 26 launches the Liquid Glass design language, which emphasizes transparency, reflections, and glossy surfaces. The new software look is more splashy and glass-like than previous releases and has drawn mixed reactions for being ostentatious. In iOS 26.1 beta 4, Apple added a toggle to adjust Liquid Glass transparency, introducing a more opaque 'tinted' option alongside the existing 'Clear' setting. Many users view the toggle as an accessibility improvement, with social commentary noting the option should have been available earlier.
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