iCloud.com Launchpad Button

[Goatllama]

Noticed this yesterday, but did they just change the 'home' button on iCloud.com to 'Launchpad?' Or am I that unobservant? I use the site every day, so I think I would've noticed. Kinda nice cosmetic change either way, makes for better consistency, though having an actual Launchpad.app in macOS seems silly to me. Now I'm just waiting for them to add a Music app to iCloud.com, that would be amazing.

 

[Brookzy]

A 9to5Mac writer noticed yesterday, so it must be very recent.

https://twitter.com/bzamayo/status/789222964529160192

 

[Goatllama]

Oho, I see! I could swear that I saw it happen as it happened, but that seems a bit unlikely. XD

 

[Brookzy]

Oho, I see! I could swear that I saw it happen as it happened, but that seems a bit unlikely. XD

It's possible you witnessed it change if your browser had an old cache which then refreshed or if it's a gradual site update.

 

[Goatllama]

That seems much more likely.

 

[boston04and07]

I'm thinking they probably did this so that there wouldn't be any possible confusion with the new iOS 10 Home app. I like the consistency too though.

 

[orbital~debris]

I'm thinking they probably did this so that there wouldn't be any possible confusion with the new iOS 10 Home app. I like the consistency too though.

Noticed the change today (signing-in to iCloud.com on my work computer) and immediately thought it helps unify with macOS and helps avoid confusion with Home in iOS 10.

I do find it odd - for Apple - that there's no consistency in the greys used (Settings has a warmer hue while the Launchpad icon is a blue grey).

 

[Goatllama]

And the grey of the Contacts app looks to be a little different as well! Only hue that seems to be consistent is that of Mail, iCloud Drive, and Keynote. The new Launchpad icon does make the Settings one look a little bad though, a lighter grey would be nice. Guess they gotta keep 'em disparate, though.

 

[boston04and07]

Gahh, now that you guys have pointed it out to me, the different grays will totally bug the crap outta me. It's the little things...

And I absolutely agree that Music, Videos, even Podcasts, Books, and Home apps for iCloud would be freaking sweet. I bet they'd get a ton more people subscribing to those kinds of services if they were more readily available via the web.