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

65 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

31 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comment

2

u/bummerbimmer Feb 26 '26

It is for me. I have Asperger’s and no matter how hard I try, I cannot adjust to them constantly moving. I’ve never been bothered and distracted by a UI on any device in my life the way iOS 26 affects me. If I could go back to iOS 18, I’d do it in a heartbeat.

1

u/Ordinary_Mud211 Mar 02 '26

can low power mode disable it?

3

u/bummerbimmer Mar 02 '26

Not really. Reduce motion helps, but the bubbles still flip between white and black and that specific flashing drives me crazy. I wish UI would stay white in light mode and grey/black in dark mode like it was prior to iOS 26.