How to stop ios 26 glass effect UI in ios app

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Hi everyone,

I want to avoid the iOS 26 Liquid Glass effect in my app’s UI. While researching, I found the following possible solution:

Steps:

Go to Info.plist
Add the key: UIDesignRequiresCompatibility
Type: Boolean
Value: YES

I have a few questions about this approach:

According to the Apple Developer website, this seems to be a temporary solution. How long will this continue to work, and what would be the recommended long-term solution?
Which iOS versions does this support (both older and upcoming versions)?
If this method is not recommended, is there another way to disable or avoid the glass effect across the entire app without making major UI changes?

Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Apple

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Thank you for your post. Yes, the settings in the info.plist file are intended to assist developers transitioning to Liquid Glass. However, as noted in the accompanying information,

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/bundleresources/information-property-list/uidesignrequirescompatibility

Temporarily use this key while reviewing and refining your app’s UI for the design in the latest SDKs.

This key will be ignored eventually, so the answer to your questions.

We are unable to provide a timeline as the documentation indicates. The setting will be disregarded in the future, as we do not release dates as a policy.
This setting is only applicable to iOS 26 and later versions, as previous versions of iOS did not utilize Liquid Glass.
There is no method to permanently disable the glass effect. Apple enforces that glass aesthetic at the system level for all standard windows since iOS 26.

Albert Pascual   Worldwide Developer Relations.

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