The updated Liquid Glass design looks great, but isn't as dramatic as you think. That's a good thing. Here's how iOS 26 ...

You'll need iOS 26 Beta installed on your iPhone to access Liquid Glass icons. Since the feature is currently only available in the public beta, you'll need to download that version first.

This setting turns your app icons transparent, and widgets too. So if you want the full glass effect, read on. In iOS 18, Apple introduced Dark Mode and Tinted app icons.

It’s an absolute tragedy: The normally chipper Duolingo owl has fallen ill. Just kidding. The app icon might have changed, but it doesn’t mean any significant changes are coming to the app.