"Liquid Glass Is Cracked, and Usability Suffers in iOS 26"

[Sandman]

Well worth a read.

Liquid Glass Is Cracked, and Usability Suffers in iOS 26

iOS 26’s visual language obscures content instead of letting it take the spotlight. New (but not always better) design patterns replace established conventions.

www.nngroup.com

 

[Sandman]

Apparently, there's a way to stop iOS from using Liquid Glass in your app:

UIDesignRequiresCompatibility = YES

UIDesignRequiresCompatibility | Apple Developer Documentation

A Boolean value that indicates whether the system runs the app using a compatibility mode for UI.

developer.apple.com