Does anyone like iOS 26 ? I do..

[Webcat86]

People have made a big fuss about very particular edge cases. When I had installed the Public Beta I was surprised how nice it looked and how well it worked. After reading the comments online I had expected to see a mess.

Sure, they need to do some further work to refine it. But I find it very pretty and even delightful. Especially the lock screen on my iPad is often stunning. It cycles through my nature photos and combined with the "morphing" clock, it can look so good that I actually take a screenshot of it.

I'm less sure about macOS. But I will eventually get used to it. It just doesn't have the same Wow factor for me. And maybe I also like my work device a bit more restraint. But luckily, you can adjust some of the effects. I've done that already in the past to make the Mac a bit more minimalistic.

What’s the morphing clock, is that where it resizes?

I don’t know why but the “nature” photos my iPad finds are limited compared to how many I actually have. It’s a few photos of the sea, and totally ignores the desert and Grand Canyon

 

[yeahtyeaht]

I do enjoy the new design. Apps with pre-26 design look outdated and old in my eyes.

 

[thadoggfather]

Overall pretty directionally positive on my side. Really rough start with my iPad but otherwise nice changes.

I think the 'I loathe IOS 26' thread will have varying opinions, the thread title alone doesn't mean 13 pages of people agree with OP.

It's not perfect but I see it as a net positive. as always ymmv

This isn't the worst x.0 release we've gotten by a country mile. It's not the best, either.

 

[Webcat86]

Overall pretty directionally positive on my side. Really rough start with my iPad but otherwise nice changes.

I think the 'I loathe IOS 26' thread will have varying opinions, the thread title alone doesn't mean 13 pages of people agree with OP.

It's not perfect but I see it as a net positive. as always ymmv

This isn't the worst x.0 release we've gotten by a country mile. It's not the best, either.

I think it also doesn’t help that a lot of threads are from the betas, which obviously have a lot more issues.

 

[ms.annette]

I like it too

 

[Qu1ckset]

Overall pretty directionally positive on my side. Really rough start with my iPad but otherwise nice changes.

I have it installed on my iPad Mini 6 but haven’t had enough time on it to give my full opinion on it

 

[Makisupa Policeman]

I will say I’m fine with the UI changes under the hood and I do really like certain things like the custom messages backgrounds but Liquid Glass as a thematic style is really bad, nothing like how gorgeous and revolutionary iOS 7 was imho.

 

[Qu1ckset]

I will say I’m fine with the UI changes under the hood and I do really like certain things like the custom messages backgrounds but Liquid Glass as a thematic style is really bad, nothing like how gorgeous and revolutionary iOS 7 was imho.

iOS7 is what made me switch from Android to iPhone and I’ve never been back to Android since!

I’m sure with time Liquid Glass will get better or be changed!

 

[Makisupa Policeman]

iOS7 is what made me switch from Android to iPhone and I’ve never been back to Android since!

I’m sure with time Liquid Glass will get better or be changed!

Hoping they can really improve certain UI elements especially the media/video player controls. Nothing about this style feels glass like at all to me. I loved iOS 7 immediately but this needs a lot of work.

 

[Macalicious2011]

Hoping they can really improve certain UI elements especially the media/video player controls. Nothing about this style feels glass like at all to me. I loved iOS 7 immediately but this needs a lot of work.

I think in 3 months OS26 will be polished. It offers good features and enhancements but has a few rough UI and UX decisions to reconsider. The more feedback, the better.

 

[Jarman74]

Like many others, I expected a hot mess that would need patching by disabling features left and right. But I was pleasantly surprised. I don’t dismiss legitimate criticism (and there’s plenty of it around here), but I think iOS 26 is a solid start—and I’m already curious about the refinements Apple might roll out over the next few years. Apple Intelligence may have missed the mark, but iOS 26 feels like it’s on track to hit it.

 

[Webcat86]

Like many others, I expected a hot mess that would need patching by disabling features left and right. But I was pleasantly surprised. I don’t dismiss legitimate criticism (and there’s plenty of it around here), but I think iOS 26 is a solid start—and I’m already curious about the refinements Apple might roll out over the next few years. Apple Intelligence may have missed the mark, but iOS 26 feels like it’s on track to hit it.

Speaking of which, one of the features I really like is the ability to take a screenshot and then either find products, related images, or identify landmarks. I tested this on a photo of a place I visited in Europe last year, and it used ChatGPT to tell me what it was, where it was, and how to get there. This will be extremely useful.