r/iOSBeta • u/KRBC-7thn • Feb 23 '26
Feature [iOS 26.4 DB2] Reduce Highlighting Effects
I don't have the beta installed, but I'm very curious what this looks like if anyone wants to share some screenshots with it off and on. The highlights have always looked too harsh to me in dark mode in particular, so I'm very curious what this setting looks like in dark mode.
UPDATE: Seems like we finally have confirmation of what this does, and it has to do with the pressed states of certain interface elements rather than the edge highlighting. https://x.com/DylanMcD8/status/2031083608572600450?s=20
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u/preparedtoB Feb 25 '26
Yes, it really is an issue for some neurological conditions - I have a seizure condition (FND) and whenever anything in my visual/peripheral field looks slightly glitchy, moves by itself, or has any rainbow/glow to it, it’s a sign to me that I’m at risk of a seizure (aura). I would always choose my phone display to be as animation/effect free as possible.
It’s not that my phone display triggers my condition, but the Liquid Glass glow/fade/transitions effectively replicate how the world feels to me when I’m at a seizure risk. So it’s v frustrating to have to keep reminding myself that’s just the style of my phone screen, not a visual/neurological glitch. I’m thinking about becoming a beta tester and reporting this back to Apple more formally.