Can I get rid of liquid glass, or un-update? I don’t need my phone looking like a tacky cartoon. I want functionality and innovative AI tools. Apple, I am not impressed.
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Original Title: Disable liquid glass
iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18
There is no way to downgrade your iOS or fully get rid of Liquid Glass, but you can tone down the level of it. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Display and Text Size > Turn on Reduce Transparency.
And you aren't addressing Apple here. We are only volunteers and don't have the power to do anything with your feedback except direct you to this link below where Apple will see it.
The objection to Liquid Glass is not necessarily about resisting change, hanging on to the familiar, or nostalgia. I am visually impaired, and the loss of contrast does not represent an improvement for me. Apple have a long history of concern for accessibility, and this innovation seems to be a rare misstep in this respect.
grahamfromforres wrote:
The objection to Liquid Glass is not necessarily about resisting change, hanging on to the familiar, or nostalgia. I am visually impaired, and the loss of contrast does not represent an improvement for me. Apple have a long history of concern for accessibility, and this innovation seems to be a rare misstep in this respect.
iOS 26.1 was released yesterday, which offers more customization of Liquid Glass. Update your iPhone to it, then read this user tip, which will help you --> Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's … - Apple Community
I am all for innovation but perhaps having the option to turn new features ON instead of forcing changes on us that we can’t turn OFF might be a more useful setup
I don’t like Windows but look at the things on windows which are still basically the same since Windows 95 because people just prefer some apps not to change
Wouldn’t it be a nice idea to watch an Apple Event and say, that feature sounds awesome so I will switch that on and give it a try
Then if it doesn’t live up to expectations then oh well, it’s not suitable for me so I will just switch that back off
Now that would be a cool feature 😀
You can't disable Liquid Glass on iOS 26. However, if you have an iTunes Backup, you can downgrade back to the iOS version from which you saved/backed up the data. You need a computer to downgrade iOS and then restore your data afterward. Or, if you can't backup, downgrade using a computer and set the device up as new.
It will probably be possible to tone down the liquid glass effect in a later update. So my advice is, be patient.
Hello~ I am quite sure that more innovation will follow if everyone is patient. That’s life after all…
~Katana-San~
in time it will improve no doubt but like the App Library, there should be an option to remove it if we. Don’t like it
You might want to take a look at the new display options in iOS 26.1 at some point.
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26.1 , YAY
Just downloaded 26.1 and went to the Liquid Glass setting and can’t select “tinted” option, it doesn’t let me change it
How to disable Liquid Glass effect on iPhone?
