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There is a "Reduce Transparency" option in accessibility that turns it off.
I already run that in iOS 18, MacOS 15 & tvOS 15 so hopefully the settings will be retained in xOS 26.
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I already run that in iOS 18, MacOS 15 & tvOS 15 so hopefully the settings will be retained in xOS 26.
Yarp. That Apple is pushing the Liquid Glass stuff instead of real improvements to the OS or other useful features tells me what they think is important. Just like them making Genmoji the talking point of their AI project.
All sizzle and no steak. I guess it appeals to the younger crowd. The technology version of bread and circuses.
I'm old. I just want a clean UI with minimal distractions, which is why the new MacOS and Windows are so gawd awful in my eyes. I like the distraction free look of MacOS 9, the classic Windows look. Sizzle is fine, but steak is what's important.
Excellent. Good to hear - thanks. Nice getting a real heads-up from someone that has actually dowloaded and used it. I'm not surprised the majority here would instantly pan it without actually trying it.
Looking forward to when it's officially released.
Watched the developer video's on liquid glass, and came away with the impression that no-one over the age of 30 was involved in the making of it. Seems like its the kids designing for the kids, because it looks cool.
All I can say is this is why you need people like Jonathan Ive and Steve Jobs overlooking everything. Apple has gone down the toilet.
All I can say is this is why you need people like Jonathan Ive and Steve Jobs overlooking everything. Apple has gone down the toilet.
There are plenty of people who require as stable as possible OS for mission critical work. This is probably why I've stuck with older OS for as long as possible.
I stuck with Win7 for years, begrudgingly moving to Win10 because the company uses QuickBooks (a pure garbage account program, IMO) and it doesn't run on Win7.
They're not making money off me, since I won't move to a buggy OS. I'm sticking with Catalina until forced to upgrade.
Do not underestimate the horizon of Apple developers and designers...
They are more perspicacious/far-sighted than you think.
A month ago I was on here wishing OS19 would bring color to the control center so I could better see the app shortcuts I place there. Not only did I not get that option, but they are now transparent, making them even more difficult to see!
Tou can have translucent UI but must be done with more attention to detail like what UAC did with their PDA UI 😉 😁
Btw: two days with iPad OS26 and I must say, UI put aside, that despite first dev beta this UI is fast though…
Not simply eye candy, but eye candy which will require a lot more power to render.
And when the real fall begins, it will be so quick most people won’t even realize it.
good, I think. I have that tuned on on my 13PM and I was checking that setting yesterday after reading some posts, and then yesterday also turned on "increase contrast" and that improved visibility for me quite a bit.https://i.redd.it/mfmsvzuoqz5f1.jpeg
There is a "Reduce Transparency" option in accessibility that turns it off.
I will have to see it for myself for final judgement, on my iPhone how it really looks after I install it (probably Oct 25?)
You know what the beauty of Linux is?
It's completely customisable.
You can easily replace the icons sets and window decorations, as well as enabling as many or as little effects as you want. You could also exchange the whole desktop, including going back to Unity instead of using Ubuntu's current standard GNOME.
Try that on macOS.
apple should give users a theme design from pre-big-sur era as a base default and have all the new "experimental" theme as an option for those who want to test it. then they should make a survey on that and i bet it would show the majority of users would be sticking to default theme and rejecting all the new stuff as it was attempted / implemented since big-sur until now.
i would say anything from snow-leopard up to catalina would be a major pain relief compared to what we currently have.
i would say anything from snow-leopard up to catalina would be a major pain relief compared to what we currently have.
So, in your view, there is nothing fixed and no new features, only eye candy? Do I have that correct?
I mean glass UI elements. But how it works and how fast it works is surprisingly good all is just right there and then gone as you need it to be. It helps to forget how bad this UI looks.
I am genuinely curious as to why you bother posting here. Nothing Apple does seems to please or interest you so why bother coming to a place that doesn't allign with what you want?
I think this would be very hard for me to use, hard to find what I'm looking for and not be able to focus in on what I need to. I'm definitely going to not install this until I find out if it can be disabled. This could possibly push me back to Android, seriously.
Thank you very much for this info.https://i.redd.it/mfmsvzuoqz5f1.jpeg
There is a "Reduce Transparency" option in accessibility that turns it off.
it doesn't work for macOS either. i never went out of a beta so fast
same . if only they went the frosted glass route like on visionOS...
Liquid Glass is a brilliant move on Apple's part to shift the focus away from the questionable Apple Intelligence experiment.
Readability of this new version is certainly different and certain to appeal to those who like to be entertained by their iPhone. For others who found the current version of iOS smooth, fast and useful, their productivity is about to take a hit.
Suddenly Android is looking very attractive.
Readability of this new version is certainly different and certain to appeal to those who like to be entertained by their iPhone. For others who found the current version of iOS smooth, fast and useful, their productivity is about to take a hit.
Suddenly Android is looking very attractive.
