{"id":392127,"date":"2026-04-10T19:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/392127\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T19:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:56:10","slug":"ios-26-4-adds-setting-to-let-you-change-new-liquid-glass-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/392127\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26.4 adds setting to let you change new Liquid Glass effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/liquid-glass-ios-26.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"iOS 26 Liquid Glass design\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>iOS 26.4 brings with it a new \u2019Reduce Bright Effects\u2019 setting that lets you disable various flashing elements common in Liquid Glass. Here are the details.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Reduce Bright Effects\u2019 is a new UI setting in iOS 26.4<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775850968_910_ios-26-4-reduce-bright-effects.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1042816\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>iOS 26\u2019s Liquid Glass design has seen several refinements over time, but also new settings for dialing it back.<\/p>\n<p>Most prominently, iOS 26.1 <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/10\/20\/ios-26-1-beta-4-adds-new-setting-to-tone-down-liquid-glass-transparency\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">added an option<\/a> in the Display &amp; Brightness settings to switch from the default \u2018Clear\u2019 design to a more iOS 18-like \u2018Tinted\u2019 look.<\/p>\n<p>That one setting alone goes a long way toward making the new design feel more like the previous iPhone look.<\/p>\n<p>But in iOS 26.4, there\u2019s another new setting that lets you disable a different aspect of Liquid Glass. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s called \u2018Reduce Bright Effects,\u2019 and it controls the bright flashing response that shows up when interacting with certain UI elements.<\/p>\n<p>You can see a comparison in the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dylanmcd8\/status\/2031083608572600450?s=61&amp;t=a-bloX1n-TZ50ofqhetO1A\" rel=\"nofollow\">X post below<\/a> via 9to5Mac\u2019s own Dylan McDonald.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to enable the \u2018Reduce Bright Effects\u2019 toggle, it\u2019s available inside Settings \u21fe Accessibility \u21fe Display &amp; Text Size.<\/p>\n<p>Combine this with the previously available setting for a more tinted Liquid Glass look, and the iPhone experience gets even closer to its pre-iOS 26 design.<\/p>\n<p>How do you feel about the flashing effects in Liquid Glass? 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