I don't like the squircle style to begin with, and on top of that they make everything look boring and too similar.
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Do you like Liquid Glass on Mac?
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I miss the days of hitting the apps folder in my dock, in grid view, and immediately identifying the app I wanted to open by its unique, well designed, and well thought-out icon which had an image and shape that was relevant to the app it represented. Same for a full and often crowded dock as well.
Now there’s more squinting and looking at app names to locate the app alphabetically in a sea of mostly lazy and glyph adorned tile icons that often resemble many other icons, losing that quick glance and app selection, which is what icons are for.
If I had to sum up everything I hate about macOS, it would be Apple’s relentless, forced, and completely unnecessary iOSification of a once iconic desktop operating system. All to cater to their biggest consumer base, the iPhone using masses, and the desire to cross-sell their other hardware and services to said market and consumer base.
And if the assumption is that Apple is getting their desktop operating system and Mac users ready for touchscreen Macs, then these Macs better have 360 degree hinges that allow for full tablet mode handling, because why would anyone want to touch a screen on a non-convertible device, and on MacBooks, which have the industry’s best and biggest trackpads.
Now there’s more squinting and looking at app names to locate the app alphabetically in a sea of mostly lazy and glyph adorned tile icons that often resemble many other icons, losing that quick glance and app selection, which is what icons are for.
If I had to sum up everything I hate about macOS, it would be Apple’s relentless, forced, and completely unnecessary iOSification of a once iconic desktop operating system. All to cater to their biggest consumer base, the iPhone using masses, and the desire to cross-sell their other hardware and services to said market and consumer base.
And if the assumption is that Apple is getting their desktop operating system and Mac users ready for touchscreen Macs, then these Macs better have 360 degree hinges that allow for full tablet mode handling, because why would anyone want to touch a screen on a non-convertible device, and on MacBooks, which have the industry’s best and biggest trackpads.
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I’m at loss here as well. And already modifying macOS to be touch-friendly for the sake of one Mac model for the years to come seems just idiotic.
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Are you sure? In 26.1 beta 2 it doesn't seem to work. Once dragged to the dock, they turn blue again and have no symbols (at least for me).
Edit: Found a workaround... Open Info, copy and paste the folder preview at the top of the Info window, and then it works. I'm not sure if it was intended to be so complicated.
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I imagine that Apple provided the option to turn off Liquid Glass so that developers could compare how their apps work on the 'old' UI, to check whether any interface problems in their apps were particular to the new look or not. Such an option would be temporary once LG was sufficiently mature.
I very much doubt that someone said "Oh, while we're creating this exciting new look, let's also maintain a completely separate interface structure for anyone who doesn't want it, but not advertise the fact or provide a switch in Settings."