I'd like to try this poll after each minor macOS upgrade is released (X.1, X.2). I'm curious how community sentiment changes over time, and it could also help other users gauge the community consensus on whether upgrading at this time is a "good idea" or not.
The poll will remain open for 30 days. I'll post another one when macOS 26.3 drops. If Apple follows their typical release pattern, the release window for macOS 26.3 is late January. (I will not post a poll for 26.2.1. If there is such a release, it will most likely include just a small number of targeted fixes and won't change the overall picture by much.)
Past polls:
macOS "Tahoe": 26.1 (37.5% yes)
(I'll put some kind of chart here when I have some more data.)
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As someone who values stability and "things working right" more than access to the latest new features, I'm holding off on upgrading to Tahoe until I believe that it will be a reasonably smooth experience.
With the initial Tahoe release, reading comments and posts from the community, I saw a lot of repeatedly noted issues. For example: Dock randomly going to autohide. Network printers not working. UI elements not cleanly meshing. Not having certain icons prepared in the new style (i.e. external hard drive icon). Contacts app much less usable than before. Rounded corners on PDFs. Impossible to get "back" in the TV app in some cases. UI animations or video playback in various apps being stuttery, when that was not the case before the upgrade. Electron app performance issues. Large "hit box" for the green maximize button at the top of windows. Finder exhibiting unexpected behavior. And so on...
To me, it really seems like Apple pushed Tahoe out to hit a self-imposed deadline, and it was still somewhat "beta" quality at launch; they did not wait for it to be adequately polished.
I am interested in your take, after using macOS Tahoe 26.2 for a bit. Did they make any improvements that meaningfully fix or improve any issues you were experiencing with 26.0 and 26.1? Should a "regular" user upgrade yet? Is it "safe"? Or is it still not worth it, because of the bugs and UI jank?
Vote in the poll, and comment if you like!
Thanks.
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For myself, in addition to "feeling out the community", I'm also waiting for updates to or compatibility confirmation for certain key apps that may be more sensitive breaking with an OS upgrade:
The poll will remain open for 30 days. I'll post another one when macOS 26.3 drops. If Apple follows their typical release pattern, the release window for macOS 26.3 is late January. (I will not post a poll for 26.2.1. If there is such a release, it will most likely include just a small number of targeted fixes and won't change the overall picture by much.)
Past polls:
macOS "Tahoe": 26.1 (37.5% yes)
(I'll put some kind of chart here when I have some more data.)
———
As someone who values stability and "things working right" more than access to the latest new features, I'm holding off on upgrading to Tahoe until I believe that it will be a reasonably smooth experience.
With the initial Tahoe release, reading comments and posts from the community, I saw a lot of repeatedly noted issues. For example: Dock randomly going to autohide. Network printers not working. UI elements not cleanly meshing. Not having certain icons prepared in the new style (i.e. external hard drive icon). Contacts app much less usable than before. Rounded corners on PDFs. Impossible to get "back" in the TV app in some cases. UI animations or video playback in various apps being stuttery, when that was not the case before the upgrade. Electron app performance issues. Large "hit box" for the green maximize button at the top of windows. Finder exhibiting unexpected behavior. And so on...
To me, it really seems like Apple pushed Tahoe out to hit a self-imposed deadline, and it was still somewhat "beta" quality at launch; they did not wait for it to be adequately polished.
I am interested in your take, after using macOS Tahoe 26.2 for a bit. Did they make any improvements that meaningfully fix or improve any issues you were experiencing with 26.0 and 26.1? Should a "regular" user upgrade yet? Is it "safe"? Or is it still not worth it, because of the bugs and UI jank?
Vote in the poll, and comment if you like!
Thanks.
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For myself, in addition to "feeling out the community", I'm also waiting for updates to or compatibility confirmation for certain key apps that may be more sensitive breaking with an OS upgrade:
- ✅ Parallels
- ✅ CrossOver
- ✅ BetterDisplay
- ✅ TG Pro
- ❌ Ice
- (Ice currently has beta support only.)