iOS 26.1 Beta 4 permits you to make Liquid Glass frosted

In case you’re not an enormous fan of the, nicely, glass in iOS 26’s Liquid Glass interface, Apple has apparently heard you. The most recent iOS 26.1 Beta 4 has a brand new toggle that allows you to apply a “tinted” setting to spice up the opacity of components and add distinction, making them stand out higher towards the background, MacRumors reported. “Select your most popular 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 primarily based on consumer enter. The corporate stated the setting was added as many beta customers desired a extra opaque choice for Liquid Glass. That is placing it mildly, as you will have observed on social media or Reddit.

The setting is extra noticeable on some areas of iOS than others. Toggling it from clear to tinted modifications every little thing all through iOS and impacts apps and lock display screen notifications as nicely. Different new modifications within the newest beta embrace a Digital camera swipe toggle, a brand new slide-to-stop characteristic for alarms and timers, Settings updates, new Apple Intelligence languages and a brand new Apple TV app icon. In case you’re within the beta program, you possibly can obtain the newest model now.