Login Window Rant!

[JazzyGB1]

Please excuse me, I'm just venting.
I know it's still only in beta and this may seem petty, but only Apple could make it so the user login screen on Sonoma now prioritises displaying the time rather than the actual user logins - I mean come on!!!
So you have a large clock dominating the screen with a tiny login icon placed at the bottom of the screen and which obscures the other user logins from view - why?
it should of course be the other way round. The primary function of the login window is to allow users to login - this should be front and centre (like it used to be), not the time and date!
It is change for the sake of change and as is usually the case when that's the motivator behind a change it's usually a step backwards.Hope it gets changed before release, because at the moment it's ***** and I dislike it immensely.End of rant!
Ps: Yes I have sent feedback to Apple.

 

[fisherking]

Please excuse me, I'm just venting.
I know it's still only in beta and this may seem petty, but only Apple could make it so the user login screen on Sonoma now prioritises displaying the time rather than the actual user logins - I mean come on!!!
So you have a large clock dominating the screen with a tiny login icon placed at the bottom of the screen and which obscures the other user logins from view - why?
it should of course be the other way round. The primary function of the login window is to allow users to login - this should be front and centre (like it used to be), not the time and date!
It is change for the sake of change and as is usually the case when that's the motivator behind a change it's usually a step backwards.Hope it gets changed before release, because at the moment it's ***** and I dislike it immensely.End of rant!
Ps: Yes I have sent feedback to Apple.

system settings>Appearance>Lock Screen>Show large clock... OFF

 

[Sir Ruben]

Personally I really like the change. I guess the design is to look beautiful, give you a clock big enough to see from a distance, and the size of the login icons are appropriate for the viewing distance when you log in, e.g. sitting at your desk. No issues here and the animated Lock Screen that transitions into your wallpaper is pure class.

 

[dmccloud]

Please excuse me, I'm just venting.
I know it's still only in beta and this may seem petty, but only Apple could make it so the user login screen on Sonoma now prioritises displaying the time rather than the actual user logins - I mean come on!!!
So you have a large clock dominating the screen with a tiny login icon placed at the bottom of the screen and which obscures the other user logins from view - why?
it should of course be the other way round. The primary function of the login window is to allow users to login - this should be front and centre (like it used to be), not the time and date!
It is change for the sake of change and as is usually the case when that's the motivator behind a change it's usually a step backwards.Hope it gets changed before release, because at the moment it's ***** and I dislike it immensely.End of rant!
Ps: Yes I have sent feedback to Apple.

I disagree on this one. This has become a growing trend across all OSes, including Windows and multiple Linux distros. There's a lot of unused space on most login screens, and adding something like the time just adds some information to the screen rather than simply a list of users. My guess is that this is something they will not revert, and to be honest, I stopped noticing it after the first week.

 

[fisherking]

I disagree on this one. This has become a growing trend across all OSes, including Windows and multiple Linux distros. There's a lot of unused space on most login screens, and adding something like the time just adds some information to the screen rather than simply a list of users. My guess is that this is something they will not revert, and to be honest, I stopped noticing it after the first week.

plus (as i pointed out above) you can hide the clock if you want...

 

[winxmac]

As oldversion dot com say, newer is not always better...

 

[fisherking]

As oldversion dot com say, newer is not always better...

also, older is not always better... 🤔...

 

[JazzyGB1]

Please excuse me, I'm just venting.
I know it's still only in beta and this may seem petty, but only Apple could make it so the user login screen on Sonoma now prioritises displaying the time rather than the actual user logins - I mean come on!!!
So you have a large clock dominating the screen with a tiny login icon placed at the bottom of the screen and which obscures the other user logins from view - why?
it should of course be the other way round. The primary function of the login window is to allow users to login - this should be front and centre (like it used to be), not the time and date!
It is change for the sake of change and as is usually the case when that's the motivator behind a change it's usually a step backwards.Hope it gets changed before release, because at the moment it's ***** and I dislike it immensely.End of rant!
Ps: Yes I have sent feedback to Apple.

system settings>Appearance>Lock Screen>Show large clock... OFF

I don't have any such option in my system settings (see attached). I'm on 2019 i9 MacBook Pro and running the latest available public beta.
However my point isn't that I want to remove the clock so much, it's that I want the login in to be the focus.
The new login window looks like a clock window, which also allows you to login at the bottom.
The logging in looks like a secondary function rather than the primary one it actually is.
There is absolutely no functionality gain to this change.
Like I said before - it's change for the sake of change.

 

[fisherking]

I don't have any such option in my system settings (see attached). I'm on 2019 i9 MacBook Pro and running the latest available public beta.
However my point isn't that I want to remove the clock so much, it's that I want the login in to be the focus.
The new login window looks like a clock window, which also allows you to login at the bottom.
The logging in looks like a secondary function rather than the primary one it actually is.
There is absolutely no functionality gain to this change.
Like I said before - it's change for the sake of change.

there should be arrows at the top left of the Appearance window.
try searching system settings for 'lock screen'.

i think the aesthetic value of the new lock screen has value; i have no issue with it. i also don't spend much time hanging out with the login window, seems a very minor thing...

 

[JazzyGB1]

I've found it now - thanks.
It's not in the appearance settings any more, it has its own category in the settings window.
Still, all it does is remove the clock and stop it looking like a time window, however the small icon at the login window remains which is really my main gripe.
Thanks anyway.

 

[elptdbi3lYI]

Lock Screen is something they tweak appearance of all the time, it's looking like it's back to High Sierra or close avatar sizes. I find avatar image distracting on Lock Screen these days and wish we were able to show just name tbh.

 

[Odessa]

the animation transition is stuttery and laggy to me on macbook air 2022,