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9to5Mac
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Liquid Glass in iOS 26 beta 3 is much less dramatic as Apple optimizes redesign for usability

9to5mac.comLiquid Glass in iOS 26 beta 3 is much less dramatic as Apple optimizes redesign for usabilityApple’s new Liquid Glass visual element is getting any icy design change in some places before it reaches customers. iOS 26 developer beta 3, which will likely be iOS 26 public beta 1 later this month, reduces the transparency effect in a number of places like navigation bars in certain apps. In the example above, the top shows beta 2 while the bottom shows the current look in beta 3. more…

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Patrick Kelleher
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Less dramatic, but post a picture of DB2 when it’s over a more complex background or a background that sits on the cusp of the dark / light themes. This is waaaay more legible in those scenarios.