This week we got the third iOS 26 beta, and, unsurprisingly, Apple continues to tamp down a bit on Liquid Glass. In the below image, from Zac Hall at 9to5 Mac, you can see the clear trend toward legibility.

This comes as a surprise to nobody that pays attention to Apple Beta cycles. They always start at an extreme with beta 1 and slowly dial it back not just in the beta process but also over the process of years with new software iterations.

I continue to generally enjoy Liquid Glass on my beta devices. My favorite part of this years visual overhaul: whimsy.