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Do you like Liquid Glass on Mac?
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Tim in-charge of design...you got to be kidding.
Apple’s design team will report to Tim Cook
Where will the Liquid Glass transition take Apple?www.theverge.com
It automatically deactivates glass and puts a fat black outline around any part of the UI. As a teenager I used to outline textboxes in my schoolbooks with a Edding (Sharpie) and it gave them a comic like look. That's exactly what is happening when you switch High Contrast on. It makes the new style look even worse than it is in normal mode.
The contrast for "Einstellungen" (top right) is very low in the high contrast setting. In the low contrast setting the contrast is high enough...
It's horrible - like being in a brightly lit shopping mall. I've toned it down wherever possible.
I couldn’t have said it better. For the first time *ever*, I have been happier to sit down at my Windows work computer because the design, while still reasonably attractive, is now comparatively much more task-focused. This used to be a Mac advantage, but LG cedes that advantage to Windows IMO.
Also, to be fair, my comments are primarily about the use of LG on the Mac. I’m fine with several aspects of it on iOS except that: (1) the oval-shapes within oval shapes look like giant bezels and waste screen real-estate, and (2) legibility is compromised (severely in some instances).
Oh, and CarPlay: Whoever at Apple thought that legibility while driving should be compromised in favor of transparency should never work in interface design again.
Try it in dark mode, its better but still ****.
clumsy and overly "accessibility-esque". It feels like they didnt want to take the time to refine this aspect, assuming most users will use the OS 'as-is'.
and as @TumbleDryer said dark mode helps. I found a contrasting desktop wallpaper helped even more, along with reduced Backlight setting. YMMV
I agree that it’s better in dark mode. But this overall was not the answer for me. And sadly, there doesn’t seem to be an answer for all the things that bug me about MacOS 26. I can only hope that Apple reverts parts of this (sidebars, especially) to what they were before.
Otherwise, and I *never* thought I’d say this, my next computer might not be a Mac.
Accessibility: Display-contrast and Increase-contrast
the worst thing about DC for me is that if you work with photo/video it distorts the work and workflow. Images need to be accurate. The DC is too sensitive—there is no good way to adjust between "Normal and 1st click" I'd like to see a "fine control" option slider instead of this 'heavy handed' setting OS has been using.
Increase Contrast could also be 'less' or better give enduser a slider instead of toggle.
the worst thing about DC for me is that if you work with photo/video it distorts the work and workflow. Images need to be accurate. The DC is too sensitive—there is no good way to adjust between "Normal and 1st click" I'd like to see a "fine control" option slider instead of this 'heavy handed' setting OS has been using.
Increase Contrast could also be 'less' or better give enduser a slider instead of toggle.
Yeh Im definitely the same. I said in another thread about how I only bought a MacMini and 3rd party monitor this time instead of a tricked out iMac as Im slowly moving away from Apple after 25 years. I always had a top of the line iMac but they only offer a 24" none pro CPU version. Going from 27" to 24" when you're a graphic designer is not really an option. I usually had a budget of £2500 but there is a massive void at that price point now. You either 'downgrade' or spend £3500 to get an Apple Display and base MacStudio which I refuse to do. So Im slowly moving away from Apple. Ive freed all my DRM files, don't use anything from the App Store anymore and with iOS26 I now hate my phone and iPad too. So very soon I imagine I'll be jumping ship... and that's something I thought I'd never say but we are at the point where MacOS is as bad as Windows with regards functionality and looks so I'd be stupid not to look at my options.
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Nah that's not true. People are resistant to changes they don't like. And they don't like them for a reason. People do like changes they like.
Did you ever install the extension which rendered the Mac OS Finder as ASCII characters? That was a laugh, almost unusable. Fun to install on a colleague's Mac while he was at lunch...
I've been an Apple user for over 30 years and a developer and I'm honestly feeling the same way. There has always been a implicit bargain that users have made with Apple, that we surrender some control on how we use and style our devices in exchange craftsmanship, usability, considered design, and delight without distraction. Apple fans pay a premium for that promise. Text on a $2500 machine should be legible by default. Bugs are always a part of the process and most will eventually be worked out but this seems different. There are some really drastic design decisions that effect how the devices work and for will remain broken for many unless a major reversal is realized. I'm not optimistic. There have been other missteps, to be sure, i.e. Apple Intelligence, Touch Bar, Safari tabs, etc. Not all is ruin, there are a lot of great features in all of the releases, sadly I won't be able to take advantage, because I needed to "downgrade" all my devices. Clearly there are a lot of smart and talented people working at Apple, I'm just not sure they have the will, humility, or courage to make the necessary changes. Happy to be wrong.
No.
I´m resistant to extra clicks..
I´m resistant to a mediathek on top of my map (dumbest thing I´ve ever seen)
I´m resistant to submenus which are unnecassary
I´m resistant to iOS26 icons on iOS 18.7.
I´m resistant to the mess on my homescreen ´cause some apps still have no dark icon after one year!
I´m resistant to glassy battery and home widgets between many other DARK widgets on my dark mode homescreen with a black wallpaper
I´m resistant to losing the bottom bar in the photo app
I´m resistant to a settings app on the Mac which is build up vertically
Should I go on?
And especially I´m resistant to the feeling that I´m meanwhile afraid of a new iOS/MacOS version because I know for sure it is getting worse. Especially the last two years. What a contrast to the years before where I was excited like a child at christmas.
I give a f*** about the GUI, it is the software itself which makes me so disappointed from Apple.
Oh I don't remember that one... I do remember sneaking in an extension on a co-worker that I can trigger a full screen image on the Mac from another Mac within LocalTalk Network, showing the "bomb symbol" to make them think it crashed. You can also put in a custom message with the bomb message. They would do it and we watched across the room. Then trigger it again multiple times until they got frustrated and started screaming at it. The next time we typed in "April Fools" or "Please remove your pants before pressing restart" LOL Then they got the joke!
I would like that outline thing if I could dial it down to a level that suits me.
That goes for all the accessibility stuff actually. If you made things customizable for everyone, accessibility takes care of itself
I'm personally underwhelmed. Honestly the only places I find the liquid glass are the buttons and the side menu "plateau" thing. Everywhere else... it's just the same. I really wish they went all out and made everything like the control center settings page. That's beautiful. All in all I don't get the hysteria. As far as the makeover is concerned, it really is rather minimal. At least to my eyes.