Get the latest tech news

Don't like Apple's new Liquid Glass look? Here's how to tone it down


You can't disable Liquid Glass but you can reduce its effects. Here's how to do this on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNETOn a Mac with MacOS 26 Tahoe, head to System Settings and select Accessibility. You can change how Liquid Glass looks on your home screen -- simply by customizing your app icons and widgets. You can make them translucent ("clear"), tint them with color, switch between light and dark modes, change icon size, etc.

Get the Android app

Or read this on ZDNet

Read more on:

Photo of Apple

Apple

Photo of glass

glass

Related news:

News photo

Apple backports zero-day patches to older iPhones and iPads

News photo

Apple Watch SE 3 vs. Apple Watch Series 11: How do they compare?

News photo

The best October Prime Day deals to shop now: Save on tech from Apple, Beats, Anker and others