Apple launched iOS 26.1 on Monday, more than a month after the company released iOS 26, which introduced Liquid Glass, call screening and more to your iPhone. The iOS 26.1 update brings a few new settings and features to your device, including a new way to adjust Liquid Glass and a useful security feature.
You can download iOS 26.1 by going to Settings and tapping General. Next, select Software Update, tap Update Now and follow the prompts on your screen.
Here are the features the iOS update brings to your iPhone now.
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Another way to adjust Liquid Glass
With iOS 26.1, Apple lets you adjust your iPhone's new Liquid Glass design even more. If you go into Settings > Display & Brightness > Liquid Glass, you can choose 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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Changing Clear or Tinted appears to only adjust certain Liquid Glass elements, like your Notification Center and some search bars throughout your iPhone. However, it doesn't appear to change Liquid Glass elements on your Home Screen. But there's another way to adjust Liquid Glass on your Home Screen.
To adjust Liquid Glass on your Home Screen, long-press on your screen, tap Edit in the top left corner of your screen, then tap Customize. From here, make your app icons either Clear or Tinted, then you can tap Light, Dark or Auto along the bottom of the Customize menu to adjust the Liquid Glass elements on your Home Screen.
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