My Week of Transparent Living With Apple’s ‘More Clear’ Liquid Glass Setting
Apple's iOS 27 public beta introduces a new slider that allows users to adjust the transparency of the 'Liquid Glass' interface. The author tests the 'more clear' setting, noting how it impacts the visual depth and legibility of the operating system.
Apple dropped the public beta for iOS 27 in mid-July, with the software’s full release expected in September. The beta version of iOS includes a new slider for adjusting Liquid Glass’s appearance across your iPhone. Apple’s translucent operating system was polarizing when it launched in 2025, with some criticizing how the design impacted text legibility. In response, Apple rolled out updates that tampered with the Liquid Glass effect, making the smartphone interface more opaque.
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