So, should the eye-sensitive folk (like me) start getting worried that the PWM off toggle is not listed under accessibility? 😓
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Apple Shares List of Nearly 200 Changes in iOS 26
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I wonder if we will see this mentioned in reviews before Friday.
The new "TAP RECECNT TO CALL" option is missing under settings>apps>phone. The option is a new feature for ios 26 and its NOT showing up on my iphone se 3rd generation. Im wondering if this feature is only for newer phones.
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The speech-to-text option/bar has disappeared from my third-party apps. I’ve checked the system options, but it’s no use. As a workaround, I’ve resorted to using a hot key. There are other annoying bugs, but I’m still verifying their authenticity and not some strange settings that have been inadvertently disabled by the update. 🙄
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So far, this is the ugliest iOS interface I’ve seen from Apple. They’ve moved toward a more divisive look, whereas before the design was subtle and elegant. It’s a bit like Bang & Olufsen: they used to make super cool, elegant products with minimal fuss, but now most of what they do feels overdesigned.
Hmm - window mode is a little clunky - I had to reduce transparency but the horrible old fashioned gui white lines that meant to show ‘shininess’ really need to go - it’s sooo annoying and pixelly - just have an option to turn the little lines off.
Intelligently ranked results:
Spotlight now lists all result types like files, folders, and apps together and intelligently ranks them by relevance to you, making it easier and faster to find what you're looking for.
as opposed to stupidly throwing them all up in one pile like, I don't know, one OS before? does it now 'intelligently' show you image file names, or just arranges the stupid thumbnails by tint or something?
'bringing joy and delight to even the simplest of interactions' my a$$.
I agree, lool. So far, I would't trust most software to know what is relevant to me
it gets better:
Spotlight results now expand beyond your Safari history to include windows and tabs you currently have open, enhancing your ability to find active content.
like, I suppose if you are too thick to check what you have open in safari itself, you can now do so in spotlight.
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I look forward to September as much for the software updates as I do for hardware. This is the first year the software updates, for me, feel the most off I can recall. To date, there has been a somewhat linear trajectory for iOS aesthetic. Liquid Glass feel unrelated to it's trajectory - which, alone, isn't necessarily a bad thing. While new functionality definitely brings some nice goodies, things like legibility and consistency - which are critical components of the experience/usability - really took a hit.
Liquid Glass is one of those concepts that looks good in a keynote sizzle reel. But on a device I use often, throughout the day, I find iOS 26 weirdly difficult. It breaks every Legibility 101 guideline. The inconsistency of something as marquee as the Liquid Glass slider in Camera functions completely opposite of how it does in Safari's Tab mode. It boggles me that this made it past initial internal pitch.
To be fair, there is a LOT of pressure from investors (and these forums) for Apple to deliver '07-level innovation on a YoY cadence - which is not at all how innovation works. It's not a button that just needs pressing. It's not an MIT. It can't be scheduled, nor planned on a spreadsheet. Despite all of thehype promise, it's also not something you can prompt in your AI agent of choice. It's alchemy. It's that mythical collision of art and science and market readiness. Alignment of planets.
Anyway, iOS 26 is here. I'll adapt. But definitely more curious than normal to see where we're headed.
Liquid Glass is one of those concepts that looks good in a keynote sizzle reel. But on a device I use often, throughout the day, I find iOS 26 weirdly difficult. It breaks every Legibility 101 guideline. The inconsistency of something as marquee as the Liquid Glass slider in Camera functions completely opposite of how it does in Safari's Tab mode. It boggles me that this made it past initial internal pitch.
To be fair, there is a LOT of pressure from investors (and these forums) for Apple to deliver '07-level innovation on a YoY cadence - which is not at all how innovation works. It's not a button that just needs pressing. It's not an MIT. It can't be scheduled, nor planned on a spreadsheet. Despite all of the
Anyway, iOS 26 is here. I'll adapt. But definitely more curious than normal to see where we're headed.
Were you around for iOS 7 or iOS 13? Those were some rough launches. This is just a speed bump.
In their defence, that can be useful. Imagine using an iPad being on keyboard, where you can access a certain tab you were reading just from spotlight.
It's ugly as all heck. The ridiculous animations make buttons act like a psychotic jack Russel terrier, and the search bars are at the bottom?? Did they program this using AI or something? It looks broken and messed up. I hate it and am not going to update my personal phone. It's too ugly and useless.
well, my MBP is not an iPad, and there's cmd + tab already if you so get lost. what next, search in spotlight from the tab?
and not to give them more ideas, but who needs spotlight anyway, when you can just bark at Siri, if moving your hand is such a chore.
are you sure it's not bringing you 'joy and delight' and 'more focus to your content'? just imagine what they have in store for you next year!
