The early version in the first developer beta of iOS 26 and the accompanying updates for Apple's other devices still left room for improvement in terms of usability, accessibility, and legibility.

Apple apparently wasn’t satisfied with the Liquid Glass look in beta 2. iOS 26 beta 3 introduces another change, and now the glass isn’t that liquid anymore. The transparency has been reduced even further, giving the overall effect of frosted glass.

After trading some of the ‘liquid’ in iOS 26 beta 3 for a more ‘frosted’ look, Liquid Glass appears back in full force in beta 4.

I've lived with the developer betas of iOS 26 for more than a month -- checking out new features, including the customizable snooze timer. Here are my thoughts on the update so fa

Following the release of iOS 18.6 beta 3, Apple is now making beta 4 available to developers. While this is one of the most underwhelming updates of the iOS 18 cycle — after all, most developers are focused on the iOS 26 test builds — it is still an important update coming ahead of the big fall revamp.