I absolutely loathe iOS 26

[UliBaer]

Maybe the new maxim is "Fix it 'til it's broken!"? 🤣

 

[Cape Dave]

Maybe the new maxim is "Fix it 'til it's broken!"? 🤣

Precisely.

 

[shenfrey]

Same. I've gone to Pixel 10 Pro this year because I could not stand the new update.

Hopefully Apple improves this next year and I can consider coming back.

 

[shenfrey]

if you think iOS 26 is distracting, wait till android. oh boy.

Not sure what's wrong with androids. Pixels are pretty clean.

Or is this about the blue bubbles?

 

[WarmWinterHat]

You’ll get used to it. Been on it since June and really like it. Using devices with iOS 18 feels outdated now.

Just chiming in to say that I've been using iOS 26 on my work phone since mid September. I still can't stand it, and think it looks more dated now than it did when it was released.

It just looks....I don't know the exact word, but chintzy is the best I can come up with.

 

[SebCohen]

if you think iOS 26 is distracting, wait till android. oh boy.

You can make your Android phone to look like a flying banana with elephants for ears if you want to.

 

[pinkkie]

But practically everyone just updates willingly.

The updates will be forced upon you sooner or later. I have tried to resist many times, it's impossible. I'm now running iPhone 15 Pro on the latest iOS 17 - still good.
But older devices always progress like this:
- get bombarded with notifications to update every couple of days
- some apps stop supporting your iOS version
- new Apple hardware demands update of your device for compatibility (Watch, Homepod, AirPods...)
- banking apps stop supporting your iOS version (big red stop for most people)
- one day you're suddenly logged off of iCloud and you have to update to the latest supported iOS to log in
at this point your phone is practically a paperweight nagging you to update every time you unlock it unless you keep it offline (for the rest of the day because the WiFi gets auto enabled at midnight )