Apple released the fourth public beta of iOS 26.1 on Tuesday, more than a month after the company released iOS 26, which introduced Liquid Glass, call screening and more to your device. The iOS 26.1 beta brings a few new settings to developers' and beta testers' devices, including a new way to adjust Liquid Glass and a useful security feature.
Since this is a beta, I recommend downloading it only on something other than your primary device. The update might be buggy, and battery life may be short.
Also, given that it's not the final version, more features could land on your iPhone when iOS 26.1 is released. There's no word on when Apple will release iOS 26.1 to the general public.
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Here are the features developers and beta testers can try now, and what could be on your iPhone when Apple officially releases iOS 26.1.
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Another way to adjust Liquid Glass
With the iOS 26.1 beta, Apple is letting you adjust your iPhone's new Liquid Glass design even more. If you go into Settings > Display & Brightness > Liquid Glass, you can choose for the new design to be Clear or Tinted.
"Clear is more transparent, revealing the content beneath," Apple writes for the setting. "Tinted increases opacity and adds more contrast."
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