How to disable liquid glass in iOS 26?
Is there a way to completely disable the liquid glass functionality on iOS 26? I'm not going to get into a lengthy diatribe over why it's awful, I just want it gone.
iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 18
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Unfortunately, these only somewhat reduce the visual issues and doesn't eliminate them. Many visual issues are baked into the base apps now, like messages and phone.
GrBear wrote:
Thank you. You get an upvote for helpfulness.
Unfortunately, these only somewhat reduce the visual issues and doesn't eliminate them. Many visual issues are baked into the base apps now, like messages and phone.
That's right. There is no On/Off switch for liquid glass. You either embrace it fully, or you minimize it using the available controls. But completely disable it, you cannot. I have chosen to fully embrace it and I quite like it. But if I didn't like it, I'd turn on Reduce Transparency and Increase Contrast in Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size and call it a day as you can't get rid of it entirely.
How to disable liquid glass in iOS 26?