iOS 7 has its fair share of annoyances, but one that a lot of people have grown to dislike is the blurry background in Notification Center, Spotlight, Control Center, and anywhere else in Apple's app it appears. Thankfully, if you're not a fan of that effect, or it's just slowing down your older phone, Guiding Tech shows off how to turn it off.
Just head into Settings > General > Accessibility > and select "Increase Contrast." This turns off the blur effect so you can read things a bit easier. It seems to work throughout iOS and in some of Apple's stock apps as well.
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