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 27.0 drops. If Apple follows their typical release pattern, the release window for macOS 27.0 is mid/late September. (I will not post a poll for 26.6.1. 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); 26.2 (36.1% yes); 26.3 (37.4% yes); 26.4 (43.0% yes); 26.5 (61.1% 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, it is reasonable to hold off from a major OS release until one believes 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. Rounded corners on PDFs. Large "hit box" for the green maximize button at the top of windows. 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. ...However, these kinds of things seem to have been largely cleaned up and are largely addressed in 26.1, 26.2, and 26.3.
As attention has turned more to Golden Gate, Tahoe seems to be entering "maintenance mode" and is probably about as good as it is going to get. I upgraded with 26.5, and it has been fine for me. However, the recently-discovered ability to set the window corner radius has certainly been appreciated on my end.
I am interested in your take, after using macOS Tahoe 26.6 for a bit. Did they make any improvements that meaningfully fix or improve any issues you were experiencing with prior 26.X releases? 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.
The poll will remain open for 30 days. I'll post another one when macOS 27.0 drops. If Apple follows their typical release pattern, the release window for macOS 27.0 is mid/late September. (I will not post a poll for 26.6.1. 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); 26.2 (36.1% yes); 26.3 (37.4% yes); 26.4 (43.0% yes); 26.5 (61.1% 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, it is reasonable to hold off from a major OS release until one believes 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. Rounded corners on PDFs. Large "hit box" for the green maximize button at the top of windows. 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. ...However, these kinds of things seem to have been largely cleaned up and are largely addressed in 26.1, 26.2, and 26.3.
As attention has turned more to Golden Gate, Tahoe seems to be entering "maintenance mode" and is probably about as good as it is going to get. I upgraded with 26.5, and it has been fine for me. However, the recently-discovered ability to set the window corner radius has certainly been appreciated on my end.
I am interested in your take, after using macOS Tahoe 26.6 for a bit. Did they make any improvements that meaningfully fix or improve any issues you were experiencing with prior 26.X releases? 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.
