how turn off liquid glass?

latest update rendered the phone almost useless. It looks like a cheap iPhone copy, but worse, it is very hard to see anything and the font is barely readable and everything is blurred like Vaseline on the screen. I tried to set more contrast and use Toned setting but I cannot find any disable switch.

(iOS 26.1 light theme)

iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Nov 7, 2025 12:23 AM

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Nov 7, 2025 4:59 AM in response to Daniel_mdh

Hello,

From AI:

You can't completely turn off the "Liquid Glass" effect, but you can significantly reduce it by going to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and enabling Reduce Transparency. For the lock screen clock, press and hold on the Lock Screen, tap "Customize," then tap the clock and change the style from "Glass" to "Solid".

You can also try: Settings > Display & Brightness > Liquid Glass > Tinted

Good luck.

Dec 15, 2025 12:43 PM in response to Daniel_mdh

The liquid glass look is awful, it looks like tacky stickers stuck to the screen. I tried switching from Transparent to Tinted in the Display & Brightness setting but it makes no difference. Also there appears to be no way to make the digital clock on the Lock Screen solid. I tried the long press on the home screen then customise, but again no way to alter the readability. It's hard for me to read as is.


iPhone 12 mini, OS 26.1

how turn off liquid glass?

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