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I absolutely loathe iOS 26
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I was worried about iOS 26 after hearing all the complaints, but now that I’m a few days in, I can say that I love it.
Liquid glass does look kind of bad in screenshots, but when you interact with the UI, the effect is mesmerizing.
I’ve yet to run into cases where I thought the usability or visual contrast was compromised.
My only real complaint is that app icons look out of focus. Not sure what the deal is or whether apps just need to update icons. But it doesn’t bother me much.
Liquid glass does look kind of bad in screenshots, but when you interact with the UI, the effect is mesmerizing.
I’ve yet to run into cases where I thought the usability or visual contrast was compromised.
My only real complaint is that app icons look out of focus. Not sure what the deal is or whether apps just need to update icons. But it doesn’t bother me much.
I'm ok with iOS 26 — can't say I love it but I'm ok.
iPadOS 26, OTOH, is a morass of ill-advised crap. Apple Support is drowning in calls over the new Windows scheme and all the hoops that have to be jumped through just so that people can start using their machines again. The support documents are just now catching up.
iPadOS 26, OTOH, is a morass of ill-advised crap. Apple Support is drowning in calls over the new Windows scheme and all the hoops that have to be jumped through just so that people can start using their machines again. The support documents are just now catching up.
I had cataract surgery the day before it dropped. Until I get new glasses next month, I have no idea what those icons really look like.
It will be interesting to find out.
For those who know – because I don't – is this action usually performed this number of days after release of a new version, or more slowly or quickly?If you thought about upgrading and your little inner voiced whispered "Don't Do It" but you did anyway and now want to go back? Oh oh.
Apple stops signing iOS 18.6.2, blocking downgrades from iOS 26 - 9to5Mac
If you’ve been unhappy with iOS 26, and had been thinking about downgrading, you missed your chance. Here’s why.9to5mac.com
On what basis do you make that assertion? Genuinely curious. Also, which demographics?
I don't know if it was already said, but you can always go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Reduce Transparency. It gets rid of the glass effect, doesn't look great but it's less distracting.
I reduced the transparency on mine. I think it looks and functions great.
It reminds me of interfaces from the 90’s. It is something about the boxy outlines around everything. Also the changes to safari are bad. I’m sticking to iOS 18.
Safari is horrific. We lost the extra screen space with the minimized tabs - most sites now have a weird checkbox and up/down arrows that stay on the screen as I scroll. Not sure what's going on with Safari ... but it's bad.
Can you not downgrade to 18.7?If you thought about upgrading and your little inner voiced whispered "Don't Do It" but you did anyway and now want to go back? Oh oh.
Apple stops signing iOS 18.6.2, blocking downgrades from iOS 26 - 9to5Mac
If you’ve been unhappy with iOS 26, and had been thinking about downgrading, you missed your chance. Here’s why.
Since sporting iOS26 I've noticed that women are more attracted to me. Admittedly, trying to push them away has limited my time with the new interface but I'm sure they'll be an app for that real soon.
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I've had bugs in iOS releases before but this is the worst. An urgent and quite wide ranging .1 release is needed and clearly the OS needs to be refined over the coming months to address the broader visual issues.
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My eyes cannot focus on elements in iOS 26 — even app icons as shown in the App Store are blurry and difficult to look at
Luckily I didn't upgrade my main device and will stay on 18 there as long as I can, but I don't think I'll be able to use iOS 26... I want to remove the pane of glass covering everything and it makes it difficult to look at it for very long
Luckily I didn't upgrade my main device and will stay on 18 there as long as I can, but I don't think I'll be able to use iOS 26... I want to remove the pane of glass covering everything and it makes it difficult to look at it for very long