Apple Gives You a Tinted Fix for Its Shiny New Liquid Glass UI in iOS 26.1 Beta
Earlier in 2025, Apple unveiled a sweeping new look for iOS, iPadOS and macOS called Liquid Glass apple.com. The company described Liquid Glass as a “translucent material [that] reflects and refracts its surroundings” to create a fluid, glass-like interface apple.com. This design language – inspired by the Apple Vision Pro’s floating UI – infuses toolbars, widgets, notifications and icons with heavy translucency and animated highlights. The goal, Apple said, was to make interface elements “more expressive and delightful” and give greater focus to content across all devices apple.com. By mid-September 2025, iOS 26 launched to the public. Almost immediately, many users reported problems. Reviews and forum threads logged a “long list of complaints about Liquid Glass, from the impact on