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Installed 26.1 (from 18.7.1) and have been trying it out for a few days. I normally wait for x.1 releases before making major upgraded and I always
lead with my ipad before upgrading my phone and my mac.

Must say that the hate for liquid glass is overblown - unless it's been
toned down in the latest release. I'm not massively keen on the anemic
looking icons, but still.

Notes is much clearer and I really like the new maths functions. I don't
use them a lot but having them there is handy.

Having preview is an obvious omission that has been fixed.

The ability to manage app windows on my 9th gen ipad really feels like a
free upgrade to the capabilities. I often flip between apps so this will be
a big improvement.

The only issue is that one of my shortcuts isn't working as expected. Will
have to investigate.
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Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote at 10:09 this Sunday (GMT):

Installed 26.1 (from 18.7.1) and have been trying it out for a few days. I normally wait for x.1 releases before making major upgraded and I always
lead with my ipad before upgrading my phone and my mac.

Must say that the hate for liquid glass is overblown - unless it's been
toned down in the latest release. I'm not massively keen on the anemic looking icons, but still.

[snip]


I believe liquid glass WAS retooled, it is nice that Apple /sometimes/
listens to the customerbase.
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On 2025-11-10 17:30:06 +0000, candycanearter07 said:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote at 10:09 this Sunday (GMT):

Installed 26.1 (from 18.7.1) and have been trying it out for a few days. I >> normally wait for x.1 releases before making major upgraded and I always
lead with my ipad before upgrading my phone and my mac.

Must say that the hate for liquid glass is overblown - unless it's been
toned down in the latest release. I'm not massively keen on the anemic
looking icons, but still.

[snip]

I believe liquid glass WAS retooled, it is nice that Apple /sometimes/ listens to the customerbase.

Not retooled, but there is now an option in iOS 26.1 (and presumably
all the other Apple OSes) to at least tone down the horrible mess.


Make Liquid Glass more frosted
------------------------------
One of the main highlights of iOS 26 is the new Liquid Glass
interface. However, Apple's attempt to make its operating
system look fresher and more modern has resulted in as many
complaints as compliments.

After many attempts to fine-tune Liquid Glass, Apple decided
to give users control over the interface. That's because
iOS 26.1 adds a new toggle to radically adjust the appearance
of Liquid Glass. Now you can choose between "Clear" mode to
stick with Liquid Glass's transparency or "Tinted" mode for
higher opacity and better contrast.

To do this, go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Liquid
Glass and choose the best option for you.

If you're part of the group of users who were unhappy with
Liquid Glass in iOS 26, you'll certainly appreciate the new
"Tinted" mode. Of course, if you like Liquid Glass, you don't
need to do anything about it - and you can rest easy without
worrying about Apple backtracking on Liquid Glass now that
there's an option.


<https://www.macworld.com/article/2959993/ios-26-1-features-liquid-glass-apple-music-alarms-camera.html>




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Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote at 22:00 this Monday (GMT):

On 2025-11-10 17:30:06 +0000, candycanearter07 said:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote at 10:09 this Sunday (GMT):

Installed 26.1 (from 18.7.1) and have been trying it out for a few days. I >>> normally wait for x.1 releases before making major upgraded and I always >>> lead with my ipad before upgrading my phone and my mac.

Must say that the hate for liquid glass is overblown - unless it's been
toned down in the latest release. I'm not massively keen on the anemic
looking icons, but still.

[snip]

I believe liquid glass WAS retooled, it is nice that Apple /sometimes/
listens to the customerbase.

Not retooled, but there is now an option in iOS 26.1 (and presumably
all the other Apple OSes) to at least tone down the horrible mess.

Make Liquid Glass more frosted
------------------------------
One of the main highlights of iOS 26 is the new Liquid Glass
interface. However, Apple's attempt to make its operating
system look fresher and more modern has resulted in as many
complaints as compliments.

After many attempts to fine-tune Liquid Glass, Apple decided
to give users control over the interface. That's because
iOS 26.1 adds a new toggle to radically adjust the appearance
of Liquid Glass. Now you can choose between "Clear" mode to
stick with Liquid Glass's transparency or "Tinted" mode for
higher opacity and better contrast.

To do this, go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Liquid
Glass and choose the best option for you.

If you're part of the group of users who were unhappy with
Liquid Glass in iOS 26, you'll certainly appreciate the new
"Tinted" mode. Of course, if you like Liquid Glass, you don't
need to do anything about it - and you can rest easy without
worrying about Apple backtracking on Liquid Glass now that
there's an option.


<https://www.macworld.com/article/2959993/ios-26-1-features-liquid-glass-apple-music-alarms-camera.html>

Oh, that's probably what I was thinking of. I don't have a device that
supports it in the first place, lol
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Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:

On 2025-11-10 17:30:06 +0000, candycanearter07 said:

Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> wrote at 10:09 this Sunday (GMT):

Installed 26.1 (from 18.7.1) and have been trying it out for a few days. I >>> normally wait for x.1 releases before making major upgraded and I always >>> lead with my ipad before upgrading my phone and my mac.

Must say that the hate for liquid glass is overblown - unless it's been
toned down in the latest release. I'm not massively keen on the anemic
looking icons, but still.

[snip]

I believe liquid glass WAS retooled, it is nice that Apple /sometimes/
listens to the customerbase.

Not retooled, but there is now an option in iOS 26.1 (and presumably
all the other Apple OSes) to at least tone down the horrible mess.

Make Liquid Glass more frosted
------------------------------
One of the main highlights of iOS 26 is the new Liquid Glass
interface. However, Apple's attempt to make its operating
system look fresher and more modern has resulted in as many
complaints as compliments.

After many attempts to fine-tune Liquid Glass, Apple decided
to give users control over the interface. That's because
iOS 26.1 adds a new toggle to radically adjust the appearance
of Liquid Glass. Now you can choose between "Clear" mode to
stick with Liquid Glass's transparency or "Tinted" mode for
higher opacity and better contrast.

To do this, go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Liquid
Glass and choose the best option for you.

The difference is quite subtle. I've changed it to "Tinted".

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