Apple launched iOS 26.1 on Monday, Nov. 3, more than a month after the company released iOS 26. One of the major changes that update brought to your iPhone was a Liquid Glass redesign and the iOS 26.1 update brings a new way to adjust that design. The update also brought a few other changes to your device, including a new security setting to help keep your device up to date and secure.
You can download iOS 26.1 now 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 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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