How to change the Liquid Glass level in iOS 27 macOS 27

Find out how to manually adjust the glassy/transparency level of the Liquid Glass interface on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac running iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate.

The Liquid Glass design language Apple introduced last year across its devices has received mixed feedback from users.

Based on that, Apple made changes in future OS 26 updates and even added simple Clear and Tinted options, giving users two styles to choose from.

However, that wasn’t enough!

Many people on X and Reddit regularly complained that they missed the super-glassy look in the initial OS 26 beta, and that the later versions took it away. And then there are many, including me, who faced legibility issues with text on a transparent background.

Learning from all that, starting with OS 27, Apple has just added a simple slider, giving users full control over how much of the Liquid Glass style they prefer.

You can adjust it to make it super glassy, translucent, or something in between.

Adjust the Liquid Glass look on iPhone or iPad

1. Update your device to iOS 27 or iPadOS 27. As of writing, it’s in the developer beta stage.
2. Open the Settings app and tap Appearance.
3. Tap Liquid Glass.
4. Adjust the slider to your preferred level. The left side is more glassy, while the right mutes down the transparent look. Center is the default. As you adjust the level, you can preview the changes on the animation above.

Adjust the Liquid Glass look on Mac

1. Update your Apple silicon Mac to macOS 27 Golden Gate. It’s in the developer beta stage. And if you don’t want to mess up your existing macOS installation, consider installing macOS 27 on a second partition of the same Mac.
2. Open System Settings and click Appearance.
3. Adjust the Liquid Glass slider accordingly.

In case setting the Liquid Glass level to the rightmost side is too transparent or glassy for you, consider turning on Reduce Transparency or Increase Contrast in iOS or macOS display accessibility settings.

Also, check out:

• How to build Siri shortcuts just by describing in iOS 27
• How to adjust Liquid Glass intensity of Lock Screen clock

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