expo-glass-effect

• Platform: iOS 26+ only (falls back to regular View on unsupported platforms)
• Native API: Uses UIVisualEffectView under the hood
• Package: expo-glass-effect

```bash

npx expo install expo-glass-effect

```

GlassView

Primary component for rendering glass effect surfaces.

```tsx

import { GlassView } from 'expo-glass-effect';

style={styles.glass}

glassEffectStyle="regular" // 'regular' | 'clear'

isInteractive={false} // Enable interactive glass effect

tintColor="#ffffff" // Optional tint overlay

/>

```

Props:

• glassEffectStyle: 'regular' (default) or 'clear'
• isInteractive: Boolean for interactive behavior (default: false)
• tintColor: Optional color string for tinting the glass
• All standard View props (style, children, etc.)

GlassContainer

Wrapper for combining multiple glass views with merged effects.

```tsx

import { GlassContainer, GlassView } from 'expo-glass-effect';

```

Props:

• spacing: Distance (number) at which glass elements start merging effects
• All standard View props

isLiquidGlassAvailable()

Check if glass components are available (validates system version, compiler version, Info.plist settings).

```tsx

import { isLiquidGlassAvailable } from 'expo-glass-effect';

if (isLiquidGlassAvailable()) {

// Render GlassView

} else {

// Render fallback UI

}

```

Note: This checks component availability, not user accessibility settings. Use AccessibilityInfo.isReduceTransparencyEnabled() to check if user disabled transparency.

isGlassEffectAPIAvailable()

Runtime check for Glass Effect API availability on device (important for iOS 26 beta compatibility).

```tsx

import { isGlassEffectAPIAvailable } from 'expo-glass-effect';

if (isGlassEffectAPIAvailable()) {

// Safe to use GlassView

}

```

Basic Glass Card

```tsx

import { StyleSheet, View, Image, Text } from 'react-native';

import { GlassView } from 'expo-glass-effect';

export default function GlassCard() {

return (

style={styles.background}

source={{ uri: 'https://example.com/image.jpg' }}

/>

Glass Effect Card

);

}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({

container: {

flex: 1,

},

background: {

...StyleSheet.absoluteFill,

},

card: {

position: 'absolute',

top: 100,

left: 50,

width: 200,

height: 100,

borderRadius: 12,

padding: 20,

},

});

```

Merged Glass Elements

```tsx

import { GlassContainer, GlassView } from 'expo-glass-effect';

```

Conditional Rendering with Fallback

```tsx

import { isLiquidGlassAvailable, GlassView } from 'expo-glass-effect';

import { View } from 'react-native';

function Card({ children, style }) {

const GlassComponent = isLiquidGlassAvailable() ? GlassView : View;

return (

{children}

);

}

```

1. isInteractive Cannot Change Dynamically

```tsx

// ❌ BAD - Won't work after initial render

const [interactive, setInteractive] = useState(false);

// ✅ GOOD - Remount with different key

const [interactive, setInteractive] = useState(false);

```

2. Opacity Issues

Avoid opacity < 1 on GlassView or parent views - causes rendering issues.

```tsx

// ❌ BAD

// ✅ GOOD - Use tintColor instead

```

3. Platform Support

Always wrap in platform checks or use fallback components for cross-platform apps:

```tsx

import { Platform } from 'react-native';

import { isLiquidGlassAvailable, GlassView } from 'expo-glass-effect';

const useGlass = Platform.OS === 'ios' && isLiquidGlassAvailable();

```

1. Always use position: 'absolute' for layering over background content
2. Use borderRadius to create rounded glass surfaces
3. Layer backgrounds using StyleSheet.absoluteFill for full coverage
4. Avoid shadows - glass effect provides natural depth
5. Use padding for content spacing within glass views

Check user preference for reduced transparency:

```tsx

import { AccessibilityInfo } from 'react-native';

import { isLiquidGlassAvailable, GlassView } from 'expo-glass-effect';

const [reduceTransparency, setReduceTransparency] = useState(false);

useEffect(() => {

AccessibilityInfo.isReduceTransparencyEnabled().then(setReduceTransparency);

}, []);

const shouldUseGlass = isLiquidGlassAvailable() && !reduceTransparency;

```

• [Expo Glass Effect Docs](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/glass-effect/)
• [Apple UIVisualEffectView](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uivisualeffectview)
• [GitHub Issue #41024](https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/41024) - Opacity rendering bug
• [GitHub Issue #40911](https://github.com/expo/expo/issues/40911) - iOS 26 beta API availability