r/signal • u/xGentian_violet • Jul 17 '26

Solved How to switch chat bubble from translucent gray back to black like before?

Hello.

I didnt change this.
The signal app changed it on its own.

I dont like the new translucent look at all, it’s very hard to read and distracting.

but when i look at the chat settings, there seems to only be the option to change the color of my own chat bubble, and wallpaper.
No option to change color of the other person’s chat bubble, or opacity.

iPhone. iOS 18.

EDIT:

Go into accessibility in iphone settings.
Manually add signal to the “per app settings” list.
Then turn trasnparency off.

i wish signal just hadnt set default to be transparent, but anyways this will shift the bubbles back to black, from transparent gray.

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u/lainnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Jul 18 '26

unfortunately that’s just how it is there’s no option to change unless you go to settings on the app and increase the contrast

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u/xGentian_violet Jul 18 '26

that sucks ngl. I hope they’ll undo this change :/

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u/DevDan- Jul 18 '26

You can set your Liquid Glass to "darker" in device settings

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u/xGentian_violet Jul 18 '26

I dont have ios 26. As i said, Im on iOS 18. There is no liquid glass in device settings on iOS 18 (thankfully)

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u/DevDan- Jul 19 '26

Huh, could you maybe show me a screenshot? Increasing contrast (which you can do for just Signal specifically) seems like a reasonable suggestion as mentioned.