5 iOS 26 Liquid Glass issues that Apple needs to fix before launch

I’ve been using and testing Apple’s iOS 26 Liquid Glass design on the iPhone ever since iOS 26 beta 1 was released, and I'm happy to report that it didn’t take me long to get used to the new design language. However, I did warn you that the new design might be a good reason to skip testing iOS 26 beta 1 on your own iPhone.

The Liquid Glass UI is exciting to look at, and I can see why Apple is building the design into all of its operating systems. That said, there’s no way to fully deactivate it. You can reduce the transparency, but that setting applies to the entire iPhone.

After days of using an iPhone running iOS 26, I’ve come to realize that I want Apple to make certain tweaks to the transparency of the iOS 26 design. Also, I think Apple might want to rethink the usability of the iPhone. It’ll take a while for longtime iPhone owners to get used to the simplified menus and find everything. I can’t even imagine what someone who struggles with iOS 18 will go through once they inevitably update to iOS 26.

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