How to disable liquid glass in iOS 26?

The answers here are pretty unsatisfactory to me... even reducing the font size and disabling transparency, it does not solve the terrible, space-wasteful layouts and the distracting animations. All of this ignoring that your phone looks really bad now, even more with those accessibility options which are not the main design the apps were made with in mind.

I just hope Apple reverts this in the short future, otherwise I am definitely leaving the Apple ecosystem.

Please don’t double post in threads.

If the use of your device is that impacted by the design change, by all means switch to an Android device. You need to do what’s best for you. Don’t wait for Apple to change Liquid Glass. The vast majority of users are enjoying the look and the changes.

I get it that nothing I’ve written has really helped. This is a user to user set of forums/communities. Apple does not participate here. You can voice your opinions to Apple, where it really matters, at the link below.

Product Feedback - Apple

Good luck.

It might be coincidence but I installed the latest IOS this morning and I have experienced really poor battery life today. Never have I had an issue with the battery but after the update, its now significantly really low (7%) and I have not played any games on my iphone mini 13, no videos watched, absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. I have had and not made any phonecalls. I used whatsapp once to send a message and that is all...........coincidence or is this going to be a way that apple have found to drain your battery making you think you need to update your phone or replace the battery. Sneaky..........I don't mind the update, looks nice, but its certainly not perfect but I hate the fact that I will probably now need to charge my phone twice a day rather than just at night.

grrrrrrrrrrrr

4thdesign wrote:

It might be coincidence but I installed the latest IOS this morning and I have experienced really poor battery life today.

No, it's not a coincidence. In fact, it's expected and normal. Even after the update is "done," a lot of stuff is going on in the background. It can take a couple of days for all that housekeeping to finish.

About Apple software updates - Apple Support

but I hate the fact that I will probably now need to charge my phone twice a day rather than just at night.

Only for a couple of days.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

17albinozebras wrote:

You can turn on “Show Borders” (also in accessibility > display & text size) and it’s still not great but it does get rid of the worst part of the “glass” effect

That's a good suggestion. I don't recall seeing it before.

I mentioned this setting in my Love it Hate it thingy --> Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's … - Apple Community

I hadn't considered switching to Android until this 26.1 update and my phone looks like a 20 year old's toy. I loathe this look beyond words. I will never ever ever go blindly and trustingly into an update again.

The new iOS 26.1 update is absolutely infuriating. I have a hard time adjusting to change and not being able to switch the display back to how it looked before the update is completely inconsiderate. Please create a way to change it back to the original display for me and everyone I’ve talk to today who also despises this update.

in particular the apps opening and closing, I have turned off the motion and yet it does not change it back, it makes me motion sick.

Uh so frustrating it really makes me sick. These changes help so much though thank you so much. I wouldn’t switch without looking into it especially since everyone in the family has iPhone except my brother and I see how much it messes up family communication. I just can’t feel sick doing basic functions on the phone. I don’t like it but I think I can function with the changes in your response it is at least enough for me to not be ill.

My phone just updated last night and I hate the “glass” feature and the appearance of “swooshing” when opening apps, texts, etc…. It creates dizziness and is hard for my vision/brain info to “manage. Please, 🍎, give a way to turn off!

Thank you. Not a fan of the Liquid Glass feature because it’s hard to see. Also not enjoying the new keyboard as the keys seem smaller. I mistype a lot. Maybe I’ll get used to it but I was already mistyping with the other keyboard. This one has odd spacing.

lobsterghost1 wrote:

IdrisSeabright wrote:

17albinozebras wrote:

You can turn on “Show Borders” (also in accessibility > display & text size) and it’s still not great but it does get rid of the worst part of the “glass” effect

That's a good suggestion. I don't recall seeing it before.

I mentioned this setting in my Love it Hate it thingy --> Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's … - Apple Community

Embarrasingly, while I link to your User Tip frequently, I haven't actually read it that closely. I trust you.

100%, the keyboard starts indented on the left and right so there is now less space and the keys are more narrow. Why not use the entire left to right screen. Also they added a bar above the keyboard on all browsers that hides form buttons and fields.

Liquid Glass and whatever display brightness changes were made in 26.1 have been giving my eyes a major strain and severe headaches. Something has definitely changed. Even with all the suggested settings tweaks in accessibility and display, I’m struggling to look at my phone for more than 2 hours a day whereas prior to iOS 26 I could use my phone for 8+ hours a day with no discomfort.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

lobsterghost1 wrote:

IdrisSeabright wrote:

17albinozebras wrote:

You can turn on “Show Borders” (also in accessibility > display & text size) and it’s still not great but it does get rid of the worst part of the “glass” effect

That's a good suggestion. I don't recall seeing it before.

I mentioned this setting in my Love it Hate it thingy --> Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's … - Apple Community

Embarrasingly, while I link to your User Tip frequently, I haven't actually read it that closely. I trust you.

No worries. You know I'm thorough!

Deborah Fordham wrote:

My phone just updated last night and I hate the “glass” feature and the appearance of “swooshing” when opening apps, texts, etc…. It creates dizziness and is hard for my vision/brain info to “manage. Please, 🍎, give a way to turn off!

Perhaps, just a thought here, but maybe don't just respond to the first post of a thread but actually take your time to read where there are posts, which could actually help you?

For example, had you opened this link, which has been posted in this very thread, multiple times, you might not have needed to even post here --> Liquid Glass - Love It Or Hate It - It's … - Apple Community

Since the update ISO 26

Anytime I go to fill in texts in Safari, the keyboard pops up on the bottom and something drops down from the top and I cannot see when I’m trying to fill in.

This operating system is terrible. I see no need for it except for aesthetics. If this continues, I will be switching to android after having nothing but Apple phones for the past 20 years.