{"id":559777,"date":"2026-03-23T21:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/559777\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T21:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:37:11","slug":"ios-26-4-offers-two-liquid-glass-customization-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/559777\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26.4 offers two Liquid Glass customization updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ios-26-app-icon-tint-iphone.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>iOS 26.4 is <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/18\/ios-26-4-release-date-heres-when-new-iphone-features-are-coming\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"1040528\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">launching soon<\/a>, and it will bring two updates for how you can customize the Liquid Glass design on your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>Reduce Bright Effects and Reduce Motion let you minimize more Liquid Glass effects in iOS 26.4<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ios-26-4-bright-effects.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1044697\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Rumors indicate that Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/16\/ios-27-might-include-a-liquid-glass-slider\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"1043601\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">might<\/a> let users adjust Liquid Glass with a slider in iOS 27. But until then, Apple continues adding new ways to update its iPhone design in iOS 26.<\/p>\n<p>iOS 26.4 expands customization tools with two settings:<\/p>\n<p>Reduce Bright Effects, which is brand new in iOS 26.4<\/p>\n<p>Reduce Motion, which has been updated in iOS 26.4<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/09\/ios-26-4s-new-setting-lets-you-disable-another-liquid-glass-effect\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reduce Bright Effects<\/a> lets you dial down the flashing effects that happen when interacting with certain Liquid Glass UI elements. Per Apple\u2019s description:<\/p>\n<p>Minimize highlighting and flashing when interacting with onscreen elements, such as buttons or the keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>For examples of what this looks like, see <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dylanmcd8\/status\/2031083608572600450?s=61&amp;t=a-bloX1n-TZ50ofqhetO1A\" rel=\"nofollow\">this X post<\/a> from my 9to5Mac colleague Dylan.<\/p>\n<p>You can open Settings \u21fe Accessibility \u21fe Display &amp; Text Size to find the new toggle.<\/p>\n<p>Reduce Motion is not new to iOS 26.4, but the Accessibility feature has been updated and expanded in Apple\u2019s latest update.<\/p>\n<p>Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/03\/21\/apple-highlights-13-enhancements-coming-to-iphone-with-ios-26-4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">says<\/a> that Reduce Motion now \u201cmore reliably reduces the animations of Liquid Glass for users sensitive to screen motion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a Reduce Motion user who has had issues since updating to iOS 26, the improvements to the feature should hopefully help.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the updated toggle in Settings \u21fe Accessibility \u21fe Motion.<\/p>\n<p>Do you plan to use either of these customization features for Liquid Glass in iOS 26.4? 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