Some of this HAS to get adjusted before release I would think.
Not only is this an unreadable mess, it's also just hideous.
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Apple Announces All-New 'Liquid Glass' Software Redesign Across iOS 26 and More
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Some of this HAS to get adjusted before release I would think.
Not only is this an unreadable mess, it's also just hideous.
Or give us an ‘Opacity’ slider in the Settings.
I wonder if Apple has noticed how, in the real world, very little signage is printed on glass.
There's a lesson there.
There's a lesson there.
“Literally”
(I get your point BTW and I agree with you, just having a bit of fun
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Completely agree. Apple claims 'less distractions' but the design adds soo much visual noise. Also all the options and text in, for example the phone call 'bubble', I would panic for choice and miss the call because there is so much to read.
The usual silliness from Apple
"Liquid Retina"
"Liquid Glass"
No clue what the liquid part is supposed to mean other than "flowing with BS"
Oh yeah baby..
That's the silver (or liquid) lining here.
Help drive upgrades!
Tim "make number go up" Cook at his best!
I find that I can’t take Craig‘s voiceovers of the design hyperbole anymore. Even if his voice does sound like a South Park character.
Edit: oops I meant Tim’s voice. Sounds like Mr. Garrison to me.
Craig sounds like an actor trying to act excited.
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It's another waste of my time when I want to get to using a new machine, and as someone who has to set up multiple systems regularly, it becomes a pain. It is NOT something that can easily be addressed for my situation. Not at all.
I understand that everyone has their own taste, and maybe some people defend Apple no matter what. But let’s be serious… this looks really bad. I’ve always had an iPhone, but just looking at the screenshots ,literally makes my eyes hurt.
This looks like utter garbage.
This was suppose to be a redesign? Lol. What the Casper?!
I knew it was gonna be a rough redesign when I saw that slide. I know design has a subjective component, but this one really baffles me.
Through the entire presentation, I kept asking "why?" "Why does the Lock Screen clock need to dynamically move based on the wallpaper?" "Why are there a "clear" icons Home Screen?"
I fear that the animations are going to get slower in iOS 26 in order to show off the glassy effects. I wanted faster animations.
I fear that the animations are going to get slower in iOS 26 in order to show off the glassy effects. I wanted faster animations.
Doesn't even seem like a full blown redesign at all, but more like a theme or new skin tweaked UI and that's it
Ok...i am concerned about readability. They have to give us some kind of option to adjust the opacity or something cause wow..it looks like its just going to be a nightmare to read some stuff.
I want to like it. I like the idea of it...but the way they show it...It feels forced ya know. Transparancy works great for the Apple Vision Pro because those items have to work in a virtual world overlayed over the real one...
This...im not sold on it yet. I dont hate it. I want to like it, but i got too many concerns. Maybe if they just had it as an optional theme or something.
God i wish we could go back to the classic original layout. that made so much more sense!
I want to like it. I like the idea of it...but the way they show it...It feels forced ya know. Transparancy works great for the Apple Vision Pro because those items have to work in a virtual world overlayed over the real one...
This...im not sold on it yet. I dont hate it. I want to like it, but i got too many concerns. Maybe if they just had it as an optional theme or something.
God i wish we could go back to the classic original layout. that made so much more sense!
Accessibility shouldn't only be for people with specific needs. Making the entire OS significantly less readable for EVERYONE, and then throwing an accessibility bone for a few is bad design that comes from either hubris (design for the sake of design) or running out of meaningful ideas, or both.
Lol I suppose it’s because many of the elements behave as the dynamic island does by morphing together and it changes shape but yeah… one of those things that’s good in theory but not in practice
It’s unfortunate that going into System Settings to enable Reduce Transparency weighs so heavily on you.
hmm, I need to try it in person, but it feels like a light coat of paint. I don't understand why I was expecting something more dramatic, less safe, more of fundamental change in design.