Apple Addresses Liquid Glass Backlash In Latest iOS Beta For iPhone

This year’s version of iOS brought big changes to the user interface, and people either love it or hate it. Thankfully, Apple hasn’t tuned out the criticism and will include an option to give users more control over the look and feel of the OS. These optional settings have already appeared in iOS 26.1 Beta 4, which means it should be in the final release of iOS 26.1.

The new design language, Liquid Glass, turns the transparency on to the max in an effort to try and seem like it’s out of the way. However, it often becomes a usability nightmare because text can become difficult to read when an element of the interface doesn’t have a nice, solid color behind it. This is by far and away the biggest complaint from those who aren’t fans of the new look.

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