iOS 26.1 Beta 4 allows you to make Liquid Glass frosted

For those who’re not an enormous fan of the, properly, glass in iOS 26’s Liquid Glass interface, Apple has apparently heard you. The newest iOS 26.1 Beta 4 has a brand new toggle that allows you to apply a “tinted” setting to spice up the opacity of parts and add distinction, making them stand out higher in opposition to the background, MacRumors reported. “Select your most well-liked search for Liquid Glass. Clear is extra clear, revealing the content material beneath. Tinted will increase opacity and provides extra distinction,” the outline states.

The brand new toggle (Settings > Show and Brightness on iPhone or iPad and System Settings > Look macOS) is a uncommon occasion of Apple altering course on a design based mostly on consumer enter. The corporate mentioned the setting was added as many beta customers desired a extra opaque choice for Liquid Glass. That is placing it mildly, as you could have seen on social media or Reddit.

The setting is extra noticeable on some areas of iOS than others. Toggling it from clear to tinted adjustments all the pieces all through iOS and impacts apps and lock display screen notifications as properly. Different new adjustments within the newest beta embrace a Digicam swipe toggle, a brand new slide-to-stop function for alarms and timers, Settings updates, new Apple Intelligence languages and a brand new Apple TV app icon. For those who’re within the beta program, you possibly can obtain the newest model now.