I absolutely loathe iOS 26

[I7guy]

iOS has always looked "kiddie" IMHO. The big blue and green buttons reminded me of Windows XP and Playskool. Wish it was a bit more professional-looking. Mostly monochrome with a single accent color you can pick across the OS. Somewhere between the Mac "pro" apps and Material 3 Expressive.

That bit of playfulness is what sells iOS to many demographics.

 

[NonAppleHater]

I was worried about iOS 26 after hearing all the complaints, but now that I’m a few days in, I can say that I love it.

Liquid glass does look kind of bad in screenshots, but when you interact with the UI, the effect is mesmerizing.

I’ve yet to run into cases where I thought the usability or visual contrast was compromised.

My only real complaint is that app icons look out of focus. Not sure what the deal is or whether apps just need to update icons. But it doesn’t bother me much.