sw1tcher
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Even 10% of the BS is still too much BS for me to want to deal with. But YMMV.
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The Joy of Turning Off LiquidGlAss
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Well yeah.
Especially when most people are going to be against any sort of change to begin with (people hate change), the majority having a positive opinion is a good thing from the point of view of Apple.
40% negative is pretty low in the grand scheme of things.
It is quite possible that most people don't mind improvements that result in greater efficiency. For example, I now have Liquid Glass and all of that, but is Liquid Glass increasing my phone's efficiency? Is it making my iPhone's precessing speed any better? How about the Camera app, the way it looks on the display compared to the universally understood camera icon in the previous iOS? How about the former Preview app as shown on the display, or even the App Store, or Keynote?
See...it is having to waste time learning all the twists and turns of a new iOS and then realizing that the end result doesn't make it any faster or better is what most people don't like. To me the new iOS feels like Apple in its effort to declutter one room has moved everything into another room in the house, or something similar to the saying, "putting lipstick on a pig."
Now, please understand that what I have written above is my opinion; please keep it with a grain of salt.
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teohyc
macrumors 6502a
And people should continue to share this, and create new posts, so that more people will know
Agree. I was not aware of the Settings options told by other posters until I read them in this forum. Changing the settings did improve the colors, but these colors were fine before Liquid Glass. It would be nice to have an option to turn off Liquid Glass if one does not need it.
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ProbablyDylan
macrumors 68040
Funny you mention this. Just this past weekend I wanted to take a panorama but could not for the life of me figure out how to get into that mode.
The stupid slider at the bottom has no indication or hint that there are options besides Video and Photo. How am I supposed to know I need to touch and drag on it besides reading that on some blog or news site?
SalisburySam
macrumors 65816
The UI has become a gaming interface, i.e., you have to try everything to go to the next level. Tap, double tap, triple tap, slide in each direction, then tap, then slide, rinse, repeat, whatev. So annoying.
HouseLannister
macrumors 68040
If you enter the Konami code, Siri gets invincibility and unlimited ammo.
I7guy
macrumors Westmere
It never hurts to take a quick look at the release notes.
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I7guy
macrumors Westmere
Yes.
Yes.
There is no rule anywhere that says apps will look the same day after day, year after year etc.
IMO, iOS 26 is a net positive over iOS 18. This is the world of tech. Look at windows 7 to windows 8. iOS 26 isn’t as drastic but some things did change.
I do not believe that.
Understood.
I do believe on what I wrote in my previous post, and you don't believe it. We all have opinions🙂
Your post above is a clear example of my referring to somewhere above as, "a waste of time." Having to relearn how to take a pano with the iPhone is a waste of time; it was fine before.It never hurts to take a quick look at the release notes.
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I7guy
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To me, it’s not a waste of time looking at the release notes. I guess if one doesn’t then one will complain on MR when things change..which they will over time.
And Apple has actually made some improvements. And they are in the release notes.
ProbablyDylan
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It never hurts to take a quick look at the release notes.
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It's so simple and intuitive!
As long as you do the required reading.
I7guy
macrumors Westmere
That’s up to the individual. Whether or not they want to invest a few minutes in the process. My feeling if one can post in MR and banter back and forth, one has those few minutes in their life to spare.
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The problem is the decline of the famous Apple device (s) "intuitiveness." iOS is becoming quite bloated with unnecessary stuff, including the changing the "looks" of the apps as displayed on the screen. The universally known symbol the represents a camera is the same one shown here: in Messages enter "camera." In this case the "emoji" for camera appears, not just a camera lens.
See...I have no problem with the looks the Camera App, since I just tap the Camera and do the same things with the iPhone camera as I did before iOS 26x... What I consider a waste of time aren't the looks of the apps on the display, but to relearn their use by reading notes, asking for answers on the Internet, and so on. The new apps nor their looks aren't making the iPhone any more efficient, nor institutive.
I do understand that some people enjoy all the bells and whistles, and some... even a mouse with the charging port at the bottom. I just prefer the "simplicity" Apple devices have been known for.
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Should be, "Did you read the new revised manual?"
I7guy
macrumors Westmere
Apple products still are simple to use. My first iPhone I took a class on iOS 6. Does that mean iOS 6 wasn’t intuitive. YUP, sure does.
Skimming the release notes takes less time than writing a negative MR post and yet….
Sometimes much, much less time! 😂
"According to Apple's release notes, iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 include unspecified bug fixes and security updates, but there are a couple features that Apple didn't highlight."
Yes, I haven't said that some of the Apple applications (iOS, Mac OS) aren't simple to use. What I have mostly referred to relates to iOS efficiency and upgrades. There is no denying that iOS is bloated with bells and whistles that add nothing for it to operate more efficiently or faster. Once one has mastered the original iOS, upgrades and updates should not need to be relearned. The truth is that changing the apps' shapes and colors does not make the iPhone more efficient.
Perhaps you "see" my writing as being negative, but as an Apple's customer shouldn't I at least express my opinion just like you have expressed yours?
I7guy
macrumors Westmere
There is a strong case iOS is not bloated and this is one of YMMV type of opinions. I don’t know what you may want stripped out of iOS to “make it less bloated.” But on my iPhone 15 PM it is not inefficient. It is as simple to use as iOS 6. Expecting no change in a software product is not a realistic expectation.
But as fashion changes, software does also. Apple has managed to keep the bones of its iOS/ipados intact. As iOS 7 went from skeuomorphic to flat, iOS 26 goes from flat to a Liquid Glass design. With every iterations things do change.
This is what these forums are for, discussions back and forth. Critical along side of positive.
On the first two paragraphs, it is a matter of opinion. To some, iOS is bloated, while to others it is not.
On your last sentence, you are 100% correct.
I7guy
macrumors Westmere
One thing is for sure, the most oft used conclusions in many of these “discussions” are agree to disagree.