iOS 26.4 beta 4 has arrived today, bringing a new 'Reduce Bright Effects' setting that allows you to disable various glowing elements commonly found in Liquid Glass.

'Reduce Bright Effects' is a new user interface setting in iOS 26.4

The Liquid Glass design of iOS 26 has seen many improvements over time, but new settings have also been added to revert it.

Most notably, iOS 26.1 added an option in the Display and Brightness settings to switch from the default 'Transparent' design to a more iOS 18-like 'Tinted' look.

This single setting greatly contributes to making the new design feel closer to the previous iPhone appearance.

However, in iOS 26.4, there is another new setting that allows you to disable a different aspect of Liquid Glass.

This setting is called 'Reduce Bright Effects' and controls the bright response that appears when interacting with certain user interface elements.

You can see a comparison in the post shared by Dylan McDonald from 9to5Mac below.

In the end, we got the best of both worlds! You can now disable the Liquid Glass highlights in iOS 26.4 Beta. I'm definitely turning it off. https://t.co/Aj56BE1uck pic.twitter.com/ozQ6OyZaaY

— Dylan (@DylanMcD8) March 9, 2026

If you want to enable the 'Reduce Bright Effects' toggle, it is available in Settings ⇾ Accessibility ⇾ Display and Text Size.

If you combine this setting with the previously available tinted Liquid Glass look, the iPhone experience comes even closer to the pre-iOS 26 design.

What do you think about the glowing effects in Liquid Glass? Will you enable this new iOS 26.4 setting or not? Let us know in the comments.

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