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iOS 26's Liquid Glass Design Draws Criticism From Users
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I would hope you would all realize that the tilted icons are an optical illusion caused by the highlight around the edge of the icon that reacts to the geowatchamecallit in the phone
I hated it at first when the first Dev beta came out. Maybe because i’ve saw how far it’s came I don’t mind it so much now.
It’s not perfect. Definitely some things Apple can and probably will tweak with future updates.
Now I like it. Couldn’t go back.
People get angry and upset when things change. It’s not that bad. Nobody will care in 2 months time.
It’s not perfect. Definitely some things Apple can and probably will tweak with future updates.
Now I like it. Couldn’t go back.
People get angry and upset when things change. It’s not that bad. Nobody will care in 2 months time.
A belated thanks to Juli for aggregating a range of opinions, and to the team for providing an ebullient place to chat and vent about it. There seems to be unusual demand for such a place this time around.
I absolutely love it. In fact I wish it was way more than it is. I have HATED the flat UI we have had since iOS 7. I hated it back then, and I never liked it. I got "used to it". I didn't start using an iPhone until I got an iPhone 7 CIRCA 2019-2020. Back when iOS 7 came out I had an HTC, and was able to keep it looking how I wanted. I did not update my iPod Touch to iOS 7.
macOS\iOS 26 brings back some of the character we had with Aqua, which shouldn't have ever left. Some people ignorantly compare liquid glass to Windows Aero, which while the comparison is incorrect, Windows Aero is another thing that shouldn't have ever left. It's like people don't have eyes. This is all a very welcome change, and I genuinely hope Apple doesn't let people bully them into going back to the horrendous flat UI I've been cursed at starring at for almost two decades.
macOS\iOS 26 brings back some of the character we had with Aqua, which shouldn't have ever left. Some people ignorantly compare liquid glass to Windows Aero, which while the comparison is incorrect, Windows Aero is another thing that shouldn't have ever left. It's like people don't have eyes. This is all a very welcome change, and I genuinely hope Apple doesn't let people bully them into going back to the horrendous flat UI I've been cursed at starring at for almost two decades.
It's quite bad on iOS, and the point about additonal battery drain for some fancy UI effects is spot on, maybe that's their way to force user to buy new iPhones, but the UI looks even worse on macOS, look at the forums for screenshots to see examples, or just open the Contacts app on Tahoe and compare it to the previous version.
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Unlock the phone, then tap the podcast art on the lockscreen to switch to full-size clock element.
People get angry and upset when changes for the worse are forced on them. People don't stop caring; they stop complaining when it becomes obvious that the situation isn't going to improve and either switch to a different product or trudge along, dealing with the nagging frustration that things aren't as good as they used to be and never will be again.
But you can prove me wrong. Offer me a million US greenback dollars. By your view of the world, I will certainly refuse it because I fear change.
As a bonus, offer me the million and if you're in the northeastern US I'll even come by your house once a month for a year to rearrange your kitchen so you can prove how much you love change.
Yeah, a UI is not supposed to draw attention to itself. it should be invisible, transparent but not literally. In interior design I grade great design when you can casually walk into a space and enjoy and admire a space without anything blatantly drawing attention to itself to question it. When everything is so well thought out that it just works no matter how unconventional it might be once carefully dissected.
Yeah...No. We shouldn't have to "get used" to mediocrity. And the new design ( or lack of it , more precisely ) is one of the most mediocre things to come up from Apple in decades.
Oh, oh, I have!
iOS 26 Liquid Glass Design Makes App Icons Look Crooked, Report Users
iOS 26's new Liquid Glass interface has been criticized for making some content illegible in certain circumstances, and now the UI design is...
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Having watched the beta releases I was expecting this to be a disaster that needed a lot of turning off defaults.
I just upgraded, somewhat reluctantly, and have changed nothing.
It's fine. The look is subtle mostly.
I dont get the "crooked icons" that I saw complaints about.
The general non tech public arent going to be clutching their pearls over this.
I just upgraded, somewhat reluctantly, and have changed nothing.
It's fine. The look is subtle mostly.
I dont get the "crooked icons" that I saw complaints about.
The general non tech public arent going to be clutching their pearls over this.
any major update gets slight changes as real world testing en masse reveals a few things.
but for .0 release, this is nowhere near the disaster it is being made out to be.
and if Apple had kept the interface the same, there would have been as many or more voices complaining that Apple are stale.
you cant win.
Huh, haters gonna gate, I guess.
Updated iPhone and iPad, kinda like new design, to be honest. Looks tasty, animations are fast and not annoying at all.
Updated iPhone and iPad, kinda like new design, to be honest. Looks tasty, animations are fast and not annoying at all.
No, the legibility is also a huge problem
i agree it makes it look a little silly and/or cartoonish. your words.
that precisely why i like it ! i call it a fresh look. light. fluid. but i do understand that some people prefer an iOS to just look, well, old...and less challenging to them. i can appreciate that, too.
also, im running iOS 26 on my iPhone SE (2)*. and its not running super slow - and that's even though my SE2 has only 81% battery health indicated.
*until my iPhone Air comes. and then iOS 26 is going to look even better.
LOL, people are still crying over Liquid Glass? Just how people were crying over iOS 7 back then. Man, this too will pass with future updates and refinements. Personally, I’m loving this new update as the flat design that we had in previous updates was getting stale. iOS 26 makes my phone feel futuristic.