Missing question about turning off liquid glass on iPadOS 26

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I do not see it either. Did you tag onto an existing thread or start a new one? If you added to an existing thread and that thread was zapped for cause, your post goes as well and you get no notificaition.

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There are many answered threads here already that discuss that exact topic. You cannot turn if off but can greatly reduce its affects in Accessibility settings.

I did see your post - briefly - before it was "nuked" by the Moderator. If I recall correctly, you were praising one of Apple's founders. It might be wise to just set aside that element of the discussion.

iPadOS multitasking has received a significant makeover from that to which you may be accustomed in iPadOS 18.x and earlier - and may take a little time to learn and adjust your workflows. You would be well advised to review the official iPadOS User Guide and the many available online tutorials (such as YouTube) to become better acquainted with the new multitasking interface and associated gestures and controls.

Work with multiple windows at once on iPad - Apple Support

OS - iPadOS 26 - Apple

While the previous Slide Over view has been retired (for now), Split View remains - although it is accessed differently. You can have two or three App windows side-by-side - or a spit the screen into four quadrants.

To access, assuming that the current App window is not maximised; touch-and-hold the traffic-light icon at top-left of the App window to expose the Fill & Arrange options:

The current App window will move aside, allowing you to open another App; the selected view will open the selected Apps in their own windows - which can be resized laterally, as before, by dragging the divider to left or right.

If the App window is already maximised, swipe downwards from the top-edge of the screen to expose the new menu bar - then use the traffic-light icon as described above.

Remember, for iPadOS 26, you have a configuration choice to use Full Screen Apps only, use Windowed Apps, or Stage Manager mode as you prefer:

Settings > Multitasking & Gestures - select your preferred multitasking mode

If you select Full Screen Apps, all iPadOS windowing - including Split Screen - will be disabled.

There is no direct way to disable Liquid Glass, but there are two ways to reduce Liquid Glass appearance:

1. Enable Reduce Transparency and Increase Contrast in Settings -> Accessibility -> Display & Text Size.
2. In iOS/iPadOS 26.1 beta 4 and later, go to Settings -> Display and Brightness -> Liquid Glass and select "Tinted".