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iOS 26's Liquid Glass Design Draws Criticism From Users
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There will always be a large crowd of people who hate change. They're the type that it could be the same forever and they would be fine. The complaining will die down once people get used to it. Change always elicits a big response. People will get over it soon, like it never happened.
Same here, which is strange considering my 13 Mini (same chip, same RAM) feels fine, faster than before even. Just ugly.
Let’s hope it gets faster with future updates. I just wouldn’t bet on it.
The weird thing is that Apple knew this - it was posted about and Feedback'd all throughout the beta process (first beta was released on 9th June!) and yet didn't fix it.
They're neither short staffed nor short of cash, so it must be disinterest. Shame.
I dont like it at all, whether it's iOS 26 or more severely, MacOS 26. I hope they make a lot of changes to make it less...terrible. Safari used to look so clean and minimalist and now it looks kinda terrible to me.
My Mac is basically my most used Apple Device other than my AirPods Pro 2. We need to redesigns for sure. And performance improvements on iOS 26 since it seems a bit slow even on my 14 Pro
My Mac is basically my most used Apple Device other than my AirPods Pro 2. We need to redesigns for sure. And performance improvements on iOS 26 since it seems a bit slow even on my 14 Pro
Or, Apple prioritized development resources in a way you don’t agree with.
I'm fine with change, I actually look forward to it. But I want the change to make functionality better. iOS 26 is a complete disaster. Not only is it ugly and bug ridden, it takes extra taps to do simple tasks. I've only been on the 16 for a couple months after being on Android since 2012 and I've seen all I need to. As much as I like the Apple Watch, I'm not sticking around Apple. Google and Samsung are doing software better, not too mention they are light years ahead in the AI space.
It's not the change that the majority of people have issues with. It's the gross inconsistencies, and bugs everywhere that people are complaining about. Bugs and inconsistencies I will add that have existed through the entire beta cycles. People will not accept a "get used to it" or "get over it" response from a trillion-dollar company with next to unlimited access to talent and resources. What we're getting is an insulting level of sloppiness from a company that once prided itself on beauty, consistency, and user experience.
Right. Apple and their priorities, mission critical stuff like ChatGPT integration in Image Playgrounds or taking functionality out of Files and shoving it into Preview. You're right, that is a way better use of development resources!
If its any consolation, many of the 164,000 employees at apple are trying to grapple with this OS too
Safari is such a downgrade ! And the navigation bar takes up more space in compact mode.
Surprising, as it feel as if 163,999 of them have gone on vacation, and a single lone employee is responsible for bug fixes.
I don't want a fresh and impressive and cool and fun and and slick and bouncy design. Get a barbie house. I want a phone that is easy to use and easy to read. Am I getting old?
All I was saying is that Apple didn’t ask us here on MR how development resources should be assigned to tasks and in what priority.
Apple DOES NOT CARE! They know people will buy their phones no matter how small the updates are, they know people will complain but still update their iOS. They became super powerful and built an ecosystem around their products and services that makes it very difficult for anyone on it to change. Thus, they DO NOT CARE!
I would only modify this to say that they "care" if it hits their bottom line.
But, to your point, we have way too many people who just "upgrade no matter what", even if they already have the current iPhone.
It's just sort of mindless consumerism that is fully baked into too many minds.
In one sense, I guess I'm fortunate that Apple makes no iPad or iPhone I'm even interested in now and I essentially "must" soldier on with my 13 Mini and Mini 5.
There is no iPhone for me to even buy, as everything they sell now is a huge patio paver of varying thickness.
What I think of when I see people posting, "You losers always complain a bunch, but eventually you'll get used to it and shut up."
https://happyproject.in/learned-helplessness/
The dogs get used to it. But I wouldn't call them happy.
Tell me; would you like it if every few years car manufacturers moved all the controls around to create something fresh and new?
Used iPhones since 3GS. iOS 26 is running quite smoothly on my 13PM.
In iOS 18 I had "reduce transparency" and "increase contrast" enabled. Turned both off after upgrading and I have no readability issues. Also is stable and so far I have not run into bugs/issues. Sure they exist, just haven't encountered them.
Have you been in a car from this decade? Touch screens are a blight on the car world. Luckily some brands are putting controls back where they belong.
Imagine that. A company listening to their clientele. Couldn't be Infallible Apple.
I have, but I haven't found one that's moved the steering wheel or pedals. Have you? I'd be interested in knowing about it.