The Liquid Glass feature in iOS 26 cannot be completely turned off as a system-wide default, but its effects can be significantly reduced. To reduce or "turn off" the Liquid Glass appearance, go to:
- Settings app
- Accessibility
- Display & Text Size
- Enable the toggle for "Reduce Transparency"
This setting makes the frosted glass effects more solid and less transparent, reducing the battery and performance impact while making UI elements easier to see. Additionally, increasing contrast in the same menu can further reduce the visual effects of Liquid Glass. For a full disable, it appears there was an option for developers via info.plist in iOS 26, but this may not be available system-wide or in future versions beyond iOS 26. Another approach to removing the Liquid Glass design entirely may involve downgrading from iOS 26, though this is less convenient and generally not recommended unless necessary. Thus, users can mostly "turn off" Liquid Glass by reducing transparency in Accessibility settings, but a complete off switch for all users system-wide does not exist in iOS 26.
