I pushed Apple's new Liquid Glass slider to ultra. Here's how you can do it, too

Apple's iOS 27, now available as developer beta, lets users tweak the Liquid Glass appearance more precisely than ever.

Previously, you could either set the Liquid Glass to either Clear or Tinted. Now, there's a slider that lets you adjust transparency from Ultra Clear on the one side, all the way to Tinted Glass on the other.

I've tried it out in the new iOS 27 developer beta, and (of course) I immediately set it to Ultra Clear. Not everyone is thrilled with so much transparency in the interface they use every day, so you might want to go the other way, or anywhere in between; the choice is yours. I also did the same thing on the iPad, which has the same setting.

To access this feature, you'll have to download and install the iOS 27 developer beta. We've got instructions on how to do that over here; just have in mind that it's unwise to install a developer beta on your primary device, and if you do so, make sure you've backed up your device first.

Once you have the iOS 27 or iPadOS 27 developer beta installed, you'll find the feature under Settings - Appearance - Liquid Glass. From there, you can move the slider freely, and immediately see the result in a nifty viewer that shows you how a text input box will interact with other elements of the interface.

That's it! Have fun with the slider.

Note that this isn't the only change Apple has done to Liquid Glass. The company says it updated app icons to be sharper and more defined, and improved contrast as well as more uniform refraction should help with readability.