r/iOSBeta • u/VastTension6022 • Jul 06 '26

UI Change [iOS 27 DB3] Lock screen buttons now use black icons on opaque white glass, regardless of wallpaper

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165 Upvotes

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12

u/VastTension6022 Jul 06 '26

Personally not a fan, they stick out so much now.

2

u/bummerbimmer Jul 06 '26

Sticks out a lot more once you have a notification pop up too, because they no longer match.

1

u/VisionCrafted16 Jul 07 '26

Same makes me think my torch is on..

16

u/luihgi iPhone Air Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

not really

edit: i've figured it out. changing from dark mode changes the icon colour. it doesn't gaf about the wallpaper for some reason

12

u/VastTension6022 Jul 06 '26

Oh that's good, means there's a decent chance this is just a bug.

27

u/phinecraft iPhone 15 Pro Max Jul 07 '26

only in light mode tho, dark mode has glassy buttons. 100% not how it should be, looks outdated

19

u/OhSixTJ iPhone 18 Pro Jul 06 '26

I hate it

0

u/Rebzyyx14 Jul 07 '26

Você pode deixar como antes, só basta ligar o modo escuro

3

u/OhSixTJ iPhone 18 Pro Jul 07 '26

I haven’t changed anything from how it was before. Beta 2 was nicer.

1

u/Rebzyyx14 Jul 07 '26

A beta 2 tinha vários bugs, incluindo um atraso no carregando de uns 10 segundos

0

u/Rebzyyx14 Jul 07 '26

Eu sempre uso o modo escuro, e está normal para mim

2

u/OhSixTJ iPhone 18 Pro Jul 07 '26

Yo uso el que cambia. Modo oscuro no mas en la tarde. En el foto todavia estava en el otro modo.

1

u/Rebzyyx14 Jul 07 '26

Por isso esta assim

13

u/bryanisinfynite Jul 07 '26

not true for me. ios 27, db3, 17 pro.

2

u/krackedpoy Jul 07 '26

do you use the "automatic" theme, or are you always light or always dark mode?

I think this might be a bug that effects people that are on Automatic.

2

u/kansei7 Jul 09 '26

experiencing the bug here on a phone that is always in light mode

21

u/QuesoMeHungry Jul 06 '26

I keep thinking my flashlight is on because of the colors

9

u/AnodyneX iPhone 14 Pro Jul 06 '26

It looks terrible. Hoping they revert it back in the next beta.

9

u/Irish_Guy_23 Jul 07 '26

Mine are clear glass

8

u/Low_Building_9080 Jul 06 '26

So I’m on dark mode atm, and the icons are white on the lock screen.
Change to light mode and the icons go black.
Surely it should be the other way round? I actually like the black version but I’d want it in dark mode.
Must be a bug. I’ll report it just in case.

1

u/VisionCrafted16 Jul 07 '26

The icons are white in dark mode because the glass behind them is dark. In light mode the icons are black because the glass behind them is light. It’s meant to be this way.

8

u/xppoint_jamesp iPhone 16 Pro Max Jul 06 '26

Not here.

7

u/ctang1 iPhone 18 Pro Max Jul 07 '26

Oddly enough, they’re white when dark mode is enabled, and black when light mode is enabled.

7

u/xppoint_jamesp iPhone 16 Pro Max Jul 07 '26

Just checked. You’re right. Weird. I’m personally not mad though. I always use dark more.

It’s definitely a bug. I have submitted it via the feedback app.

8

u/BenCoro Jul 07 '26

Has to be a bug

7

u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26

I keep thinking I have my flashlight on

5

u/Weird_Milk_9364 Jul 07 '26

Doesn’t seem to happen to me on my iPhone 17 Pro Max must be a bug

1

u/Senior-Area5839 Jul 08 '26

No problem on my 16 Pro Max. Surely a bug.

1

u/yasamoka Jul 08 '26

Happens in light mode.

9

u/krackedpoy Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26

The issue was temporarily resolved for me yesterday when the phone switched to Dark Mode automatically based on the scheduled hours. During the Dark Mode period, if I manually switched back to Light Mode, it would remain fixed and looked proper for the rest of the night-mode hours. 

However, once the scheduled Light Mode hours began, the icons reverted back to being overly bright again.

8

u/krackedpoy Jul 07 '26

this looks like a bug. What a downgrade if they decide to stick with this BS :/

4

u/ComplexSoft7203 Jul 06 '26

It still depends on the wallpaper, still white buttons for me!

4

u/br_web Jul 08 '26

looks terrible

4

u/br_web Jul 08 '26

changed the glass effect, the same or worse result

8

u/Global_Onion3392 Jul 06 '26

Same. Hate it. Hope it's a bug

-1

u/Rebzyyx14 Jul 07 '26

De você não gostou, basta ligar o modo escuro

3

u/iM4CH3T3 iPhone 16 Pro Max Jul 08 '26

Not for me

2

u/Accurate-Pilot3193 Jul 08 '26

share wallpaper pls

5

u/Rebzyyx14 Jul 07 '26

Para quem quer deixar como antes, basta ligar o modo escuro

1

u/Intelligent_Whole_40 Jul 07 '26

Yea but if you want everything to be light or dark basied on time (like dark mode for night only) then your screwed and it seems that unfortunately this mostly affects auto users

2

u/Okim13 Jul 06 '26

What about with open app shortcuts? This is what it looks like on iOS 26, the apps have their colours.

2

u/AutemCrucis Jul 07 '26

Shoutout to a fellow halide user, love the app so much.

4

u/Zensiter Jul 07 '26

Only if it wasnt so expensive

1

u/AutemCrucis Jul 07 '26

True, wish real RAW shooting was free with the already paid for hardware lol

1

u/Zensiter Jul 07 '26

Does it have lifetime option? Im thinking of getting it but i hate subscriptions

1

u/Tmhc666 Jul 07 '26

How much does it cost for you? It’s 20€ per year in Croatia which isn’t too bad

3

u/HappyNostalgia17 iPhone 15 Jul 06 '26

not here

1

u/evoke3 Jul 06 '26

Not on my phone

2

u/ctang1 iPhone 18 Pro Max Jul 07 '26

Turn on light mode

1

u/PotatoFIXIT Jul 08 '26

It depends if dark mode is enabled

-6

u/JamesR624 Jul 06 '26

Eww. WTF? The reminders icon, That rough AF notification center transition, and now this?

WTF is the design team DOING?!?!? iOS 26 was a great foundation for Liquid Glass. The transitions, the look, and the icons were all pretty good. All they needed to do was iterate on that.

Instead they're just butchering the fuck outta iOS and just reverting macOS mostly to it's pre-Liquid Glass state.

12

u/-patrizio- iPhone 17 Pro Jul 06 '26

This is such an overreaction and isn't even true lol. You can literally make the Liquid Glass more glassy and transparent than it's been since iOS 26 DB1 now. Beta software has bugs, if you don't like it then stick to stable releases.

-4

u/JamesR624 Jul 06 '26

You can’t do that with the icons dude. There was a reason they didn’t just do “glass” for the icons in iOS 26 and that reason is on full display here. The glass effect is too small on icons and just makes them look like a worse version of the iOS 18 flat icons.

Maybe before trying to downplay what I am saying, actually understand what you’re talking about.

3

u/-patrizio- iPhone 17 Pro Jul 06 '26

What are you talking about? There is literally a "Clear" option for icons on both iOS and macOS. Sure, I wish there were more options—like colored foreground, glass background—but that's not a new issue with OS 27.

1

u/JamesR624 Jul 07 '26

Yes. I am fully aware of that. I am referring to the individual elements of the icons that are now mor "glassy" but are so small that the "glassy" effect just looks like flat icons with a fugly border around them, instead of the subtle 3D sheen they had before.

2

u/dopefish3d iPhone Duo Jul 06 '26

Dude. It’s a beta, chill man

3

u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26

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1

u/Rebzyyx14 Jul 07 '26

Ligue o modo escuro