This comment doesn’t even make sense.
I think you mean people skipped over Vista and waited for Windows 7.
Windows Vista came out in 2007, windows 7 in 2009, Windows 10 in 2015.
And Windows 7 was basically Windows Vista, but polished.
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I absolutely loathe iOS 26
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I think you mean people skipped over Vista and waited for Windows 7.
Windows Vista came out in 2007, windows 7 in 2009, Windows 10 in 2015.
And Windows 7 was basically Windows Vista, but polished.
Ive would never have approved this mess. He was about simplicity afaik. This has too many animations, too many gimicks. The irony is people are saying Android is now the GUI that is simple and clean, something I would have never thought a half-decade ago.
I am starting to be convinced Apple will soon (next decade or so) recede back to something like their 90s low point. It’s inevitable with their current leadership.
*As I type this the horrible keyboard UI is covering the text I’m trying to write lmao what a disaster*
Just adding to the pile on really.
What a mess overall, probably worse on iPad to be fair but, I mean, what are they thinking. Reduce transparency helps but still doesn't cure the bad design choices by placing item above others, just to 'show' the transparency off. Change for change sake I feel.
What a mess overall, probably worse on iPad to be fair but, I mean, what are they thinking. Reduce transparency helps but still doesn't cure the bad design choices by placing item above others, just to 'show' the transparency off. Change for change sake I feel.
I’ll never understand this because I loved iOS 7 instantly. It was so clean modern and simple. This is NOT that.
Wow thank you! It shouldn’t have to be that way because I prefer the compact look but this is still so much better than before.
Change Safari from compact to bottom or top, this almost completely fixed safari for me!
He meant Windows 8, not Vista.
Lots of people liked Windows 7 and stayed on it until Windows 10 was available because Windows 8 forced everyone on the Metro UI that they didn't like. So people used 7, skipped 8, and went straight to 10. Similarly, many people who do not like Liquid Glass will just skip iOS 26 and hope things look better in iOS 27.
And just like Windows, some Windows 7 holdouts finally upgraded when Windows 8.1 fixed a lot of the mistakes of 8... similarly, iOS 26 holdouts might jump on board in the spring when 26.4 comes out and there are actual new features they care about (i.e. More Personal Siri).
Honestly, the keyboard design is so visually un apple. I don’t even feel like I’m using an iPhone anymore. I feel like I’m using an android phone.
I really like the updates in iOS 26. The metrics on how many upgrade in the true metric as opposed to the criticism on MR.
Not in the least.
What is covering what? Not sure I understand. To me the e keyboard feels better to type on.
When a text box expands in Safai, because you're typing in it, Safari does not scroll to keep up the bottom of the text box or the cursor in view. Meaning, as the box grows, it ends up extending under the keyboard.
This sounds weird because Safari in iOS 18 kept the cursor in view.
Nobody is keeping a device and running the most current OS on a 6 year old device these days....
You are of course correct. Microsoft has always released "Skip every other version" of Windows. Windows 11 is the current "Vista" release after Windows 10.
I’m just installing iOS 26 on my work phone. My employer requires that the phone always has the latest version, so it has to be done anyway.
I’ll see afterwards whether I’ll also install it on my personal phone.
By the way, I installed Tahoe on my Mac yesterday, and oh boy, the GUI is harder to read. It went in a more confusing direction.
I’ll see afterwards whether I’ll also install it on my personal phone.
By the way, I installed Tahoe on my Mac yesterday, and oh boy, the GUI is harder to read. It went in a more confusing direction.
Well, people will update anything and everything regardless of how well it works, so I don’t think that’s a good metric.
??? Lol. I personally know people running iphone 11, iphone 12, iphone 13, and I am on iphone 14. This is 6,5,4 and 3 year old devices. PLENTY of people are running older iphones, dude. Also, I see you avoided answering on how long android will be supported on that device ?
New to this place. I’m a recent iPhone transplant from Android (was on Samsung for almost 15 years). After some tweaking around with customization, I found the right look for me. The 26 design is taking a little more to get used to on my Mac.
This is the fourth mobile OS I’ve been on this year, and this is far better than the change I had to deal with going from One UI 6 to One UI 7 over on my Samsung. Try telling an iPhone user that they are going to have to get used to it acting like Android, but without the main apps or ecosystem that could make Android appealing for people who were open to it. That’s what we dealt with back in the spring. I decided why have Samsung’s watered down wannabe version of an iPhone, when I can just get an iPhone and get all the benefits. So I switched last month. The change from iOS 18 to iOS 26 is much more pleasant than the change from One UI 6 to One UI 7. I won’t mention the change from One UI 7 to iOS 18. That was a three day learning curve. 😆
This is the fourth mobile OS I’ve been on this year, and this is far better than the change I had to deal with going from One UI 6 to One UI 7 over on my Samsung. Try telling an iPhone user that they are going to have to get used to it acting like Android, but without the main apps or ecosystem that could make Android appealing for people who were open to it. That’s what we dealt with back in the spring. I decided why have Samsung’s watered down wannabe version of an iPhone, when I can just get an iPhone and get all the benefits. So I switched last month. The change from iOS 18 to iOS 26 is much more pleasant than the change from One UI 6 to One UI 7. I won’t mention the change from One UI 7 to iOS 18. That was a three day learning curve. 😆
This is what I see below when I start typing on this forum especially a longer paragraph. Maybe it’s a UI bug (I hope).They should get rid of the address bar when the keyboard is active maybe?
Swipe right only open a new tab if you are on the last tab, otherwise it just moves to the next open tab.
Ok, changing the safari layout to the old old way with the address bar on top seems to fix the above issue. But the point remains that there’s may bugs and poorly thought out design elements with iOS 26. I shouldn’t have to do that and don’t with iOS 18.
The team are given orders to do something...anything. Unfortunately, this time something is bad.
They will cancel this eventually like all the other bad somethings (Touch Bar), to everyone's relief.
They will cancel this eventually like all the other bad somethings (Touch Bar), to everyone's relief.
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Your showing your age, anyone under 35ish aren't keeping their devices for 6+ years lol.