This Week in Apple: Tone policing

Apple makes Liquid Glass optional, iPhone 17 sales go through the roof, and the UK cracks down on the App Store.

This one goes to -11

When your children ask you what you did in the Great War against Liquid Glass, you can be proud to say you fought on the front lines. By which I mean complaining about it on social media.

Victory, comrades!

“iOS 26.1 beta 4 adds new setting to tone down Liquid Glass transparency”

Let us not rest on these mighty laurels, however! We must be relentless! There is still much more complaining and posting of screenshots and little videos and stuff to do to eradicate this pestilence!

Because Apple only toned it down, you see.

“Choose your preferred look for Liquid Glass. Clear is more transparent, revealing the content beneath. Tinted increases opacity and adds more contrast,” Apple explains.

In other words, Liquid Glass and not Liquid Glass.…