In lieu of that case, I'd say just keep it the way it was in Big Sur. Also thank god for betas! I don't know how many people on are on the public betas, but imagine if this rolled out with the release candidate? Eek!
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macOS Monterey Beta 3: Apple Redesigns Safari Tab Interface Following Complaints
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thank you, I edited my original post to help others find it too
I actually liked the new design and have reenabled it, except for slight issues with not being able to close the current tab easily if had clicked into the address field by accident instead of landing on the x, hich still appear to be present, but also know it's all very much still 'in progress'
I hope so! The biggest issue with the new design is the constantly rearranging/resizing touch targets when you switch tabs. It's like Apple decided to resurrect the worst of JQuery UI "accordion" designs in some unholy ritual.
For those wondering where to find this setting, this is where you find it. It is not in Preferences. It is under the View menu, select or unselect Show Separate Tab Bar. Good find @tomtad, I am relieved. I like the design and the beta 3 monstrosity needs a lot of work to be acceptable.
Re: headline saying redesigned because of complaints: Rene Ritchie tweeted something similar, wondering how close Apple got to all the changes we asked for. Is it typical for Apple to change UI design based on feedback during betas? Obviously they work on bug fixes but this wasn’t that.
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It was ugly and it wasn’t going to get less ugly and jarring.
I don’t want my browser to change themes every time I visit a new website.
If you have more than 20 tabs open there is no for 'X' button to close tab :[
There is, in View menu.
In the beta 3 design or the old beta 1 and 2 design?
To each their own. I like the dynamic address/tab bar… it’s new and fresh. I don’t have a problem with how it rearrange my multiple tabs… I can see that I’m on an active tab by how large it is.
My personally belief is…. that if we all sit with this new design for a long time, we will get accustomed to it. I understand what Apple thought process was when designing it… they wanted something different and streamlined.
I wish they'd stop throwing the icons around naked at the top without the button outline they had in previous versions. The back and next brackets on the left look particularly stupid in this style.
That’s a shame, I unironically liked the reduced UI chrome
I’ve been missing tabs on top ever since they got ditched in Safari 5 (I think?) I understand it’s because most people have like 300 tabs open at every given moment but it was very handy for me
Not gonna cry over it tho, it was the right call when virtually nobody else appreciated it and even I have to admit having the address bad constantly move around was weird
I’ve been missing tabs on top ever since they got ditched in Safari 5 (I think?) I understand it’s because most people have like 300 tabs open at every given moment but it was very handy for me
Not gonna cry over it tho, it was the right call when virtually nobody else appreciated it and even I have to admit having the address bad constantly move around was weird
Lesson learned. I can’t remember the exact one I want to say iOS 12 or 13 (the one where they introduced Memojis and handwriting) but I installed the very first developer beta on my daily driver….. oh that was torture lol. You’d think I had learned my lesson.
As noted in the article there is a setting to enable the unified tab/search bar for those who did like it.
I feel the Start Page is wasting a lot of space. It could hold at least one more thumbnail to make it look better, if not two.
Maybe so. But again, I like the change. It was short lived (three betas into it)… haven’t reached official release and Apple reverted back.