Some people love Liquid Glass, and others absolutely hate it. Thankfully, Apple allows users to adjust how translucent Liquid Glass is, so you can decide how you want your iPhone to look. Let's go over how to adjust Liquid Glass and how to turn off Liquid Glass on your iPhone or iPad.

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How to Change Liquid Glass Settings on Your iPhone & iPad

System Requirements

This tip was performed on an iPhone 17 Pro running iOS 27, and works on iOS 26 and later. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.

Liquid Glass is the name Apple has given to the style of its new user interface, due to its transparent, glassy appearance. Because of the divisive response to Liquid Glass, Apple added an option to adjust the translucency. Now, here’s how to adjust your iPhone’s Liquid Glass, and how to turn off Liquid Glass.

Open the Settings app.
Tap Appearance.
Tap Liquid Glass.
Move the slider to the left if you want Liquid Glass to have a more translucent appearance (you can see a preview above the option you select).
Move the slider to the right if you want Liquid Glass to have a more opaque appearance (you can see a preview above the option you select).

That’s how to change Liquid Glass on your iPhone or iPad. If you have trouble seeing different UI elements, a more opaque option might be better, while a more translucent appearance is good if you want to maintain the effect as Apple intended.

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