Apple released another tool to call liquid transparency with the release of iOS 26.2, today. With the update, users will be able to control the transparency of the lock screen clock. The release follows an update that introduces a slider to control the opacity of Liquid glass elements through the operating system, select user complaints made by iPhone or other Apple devices that are difficult to read.
Launched with iOS 26, The A new design language For Apple devices, various interface elements like buttons, sliders, and semi-transparent notifications. These elements can also reflect light, giving it the quality of optical glass.
Meant to modernize Apple’s operating system and be prepared for a world where the operating system moves to AI SmartGlasses, Liquid Glass received mixed reviewsSee rank-. Some find that the transparency makes the device difficult to use, because it becomes difficult to read the main things, like news or Artist name in Apple musicSee rank-. In response to user complaints, Apple released a liquid glass tool in iOS 26.1 that allows users to return the interface to a more “view”, if they want.
With the slider for the “glass,” Apple once again played back the transparency of the Liquid page update, but in the form of other user changes, rather than other global changes.
The tweak can be found when telegraphing that Apple may not stand 100% behind the overhaul design as perfect as it seems.
The time of change should be remembered. Earlier this month, Apple confirmed the design executive behind the Liquid Glass makeover, Alan Dye, is Leave the company for metaSee rank-. While it does not appear that the color was expelled, Apple replaced him with the long-time Apple Design Stephen Lemay.
Unlike the colorist, Lemay’s career was spent in interface and interaction design – a skill set that is called upon when fixing Liquid glass, arguably.
iOS 26.2 brings other new features beyond tweaking the latest page.
As in Betas, users can now create an AirDrop code to share with people who are not in the contact, so they can be “contacts” Airdrop “for 30 days. This feature may be familiar at work or in other scenarios where you need to share files or photos that are not saved in your contacts.
Also in iOS 26.2, reminders support alarms; Apple News gets the following tabs in the bottom bar along with other navigation; Apple song lyrics Add Offline Lyrics; And the podcast application adds AI Generation chapters to podcast episodes, podcast mention features to connect to other shows, and other changes.
Apple Watch owners will also get a sleep score based on how well they slept and if they met their sleep goals.
Apple also released several important security updates to its flagship products on Friday, including iPhones, iPads, Macs, TVs, and the Apple watch. Patch cards used in active hacking campaignsSee rank-.