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Mac OS 26 Is Utter Garbage and Apple Has truly lost its way....
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Ironically, at a first glance, it looks like you used AI to write this.🤣
FWIW I like macOS 26. I've not noticed any bugs or any problems on my laptop or Mac Mini.
OP, can you give specific bugs you've seen? If they are everywhere, it would be helpful to know what you're seeing. You mentioned an issue with Safari tabs, but I'm not sure what you're experiencing with that because I haven't had any issues with tabs in Safari.
Can you provide some specifics?
OP, can you give specific bugs you've seen? If they are everywhere, it would be helpful to know what you're seeing. You mentioned an issue with Safari tabs, but I'm not sure what you're experiencing with that because I haven't had any issues with tabs in Safari.
Can you provide some specifics?
I agree, there's too much negativity in the world already - even if it's rotten, it's still Apple, so what's not to like?
You clicked into a thread titled
"Mac OS 26 Is Utter Garbage and Apple Has truly lost its way...."
That was a choice.
You don't have to see or read any of this, but you chose to.
I've been using Macs for more than 40 years. I've experienced some bugs over the years but generally every OS/macOS and iOS update has been problem-free, including release day upgrades to macOS 26. I don't use a ton of specialized software or hardware (I use some but so far the only issue was the transition to Apple Silicon but compatibility issues have been fixed over time -- those aren't really bugs).
There are always legitimate bugs -- what complex consumer-facing software is bug free? But they are generally rare.
Over the years when people complain about what a buggy mess any given macOS or iOS release is I often ask them to provide some specific bugs they are experiencing. I almost never receive a reply with anything specific.
Let's see if these threads follow a pattern? New major release equals hot garbage. Next yearly major release equals hot garbage. The previous years release that was hot garbage is now considered to be the best release ever. 🤓
right, because then, instead of a discussion, the thread could just be a one-sided group rant. like setting up a debate then inviting only ppl who agree with you 🤣
I have been installing the latest on day one for a while and never had as many issues as I have had with iOS 26. I can't even reliably take screenshots anymore. My Bluetooth randomly stopped working a few days ago and required a restart, the settings app goes unresponsive until I restart and batter life have taken a serious hit.
We should all be paying attention to this report 👆
Mr. Spock is very logical, objective and cool headed and even he is having issues.
The thread titles pop up on the main board.
it's just annoying to see so many complaint threads in the last month.
As opposed to constantly posting "this happens every time get over it? 🤣". Isn't this what you got suspended for last time? Twice?
Sequoia had some minor bugs, but the show stopper for me was the AI 'feature' kept turning itself on. So I downgraded to Sonoma and recovered 30GB of space I wasn't expecting. The AI stuff uses a lot more than the advertised 8 GB.
IPadOS 18 was a disaster at first. I had multiple crashes that not only dumped Safari but also the whole iPad all the way back to the login screen. Those were fixed by 18.2. Note my iPad is not AI capable (A13 SOC) and remains for now on 18.7.
My phone went very strange the other day. It was only counting about 10% of the steps I was doing, notifications become extremely sporadic, mail kept timing out and websites wouldn't load in Safari. A reboot sorted it but never had anything like that.
You are entitled to your opinion.😀👍
Personally nothing about the update bothers me on my Studio or MacBook Pro.
Everything is working fine for me.
🤷🏽
Again you missed the main point, as I would have taken all of them which was 1000% better than the utter garbage of the time.
The only thing holding users back from alternatives at this point is the expense of leaving apples entire ecosystem and that is about it...there is nothing a Samsung or Windows PC can provide that a Mac or iPhone does better, and in most cases they have let the tech creep and bloat in which was once the pinical of what apple was not.
Just to think this is the last x86 release.
What a way to say goodbye to such an era, with this buggy, half baked mess.
What a way to say goodbye to such an era, with this buggy, half baked mess.
It wasn't a smart choice for me, and yet here I am. If you asked me why do I like to click on threads with bs titles and hyperbolic claims, my answer would be, erm, I wish I knew.
This post should be called. "I don't like OS26 and here is why" I get people love writing click-bait posts do more people hear them complain about their views.
Sadly this seems to be 99.99% of threads on here. People having a cry about XXX device or XXX software does not 100% fit what they want. work how they want it to be. What's clear is the "normal user' has no idea about what it takes to decide on what's in and what's out of a product. why decisions are made and sometimes who things are for. I feel like the people who complain the most are either sitting behind a keyboard lonely and have no one to talk to, or what has been made is just not for them, and that is ok. if it does not work for you. get something else. Great thing about technology!! There are other options
Personally I have had Zero issues with the new OS. I find it far better than previous versions. The updates have improved/ speed up my workflow massivly. It's like the latests update is made for me. No idea if the next OS will be... But welcome to a big companies having to design and make an OS, a device, for so so many different use cases and users.
Personally I would hate to have to make those choices to only see random user on Macrumors have a cry that its not perfect for them. But here we are. I do personally know a person at apple who spends their days reading forums like this as a job, shudder. (yes its manual, no It's not done by A.I) I just wish I could share how they filter the posts for planning and feedback to teams. To be fair I know how they would filter this post - sadly I definitely can't post on here what the would be its classification, and if I did.... I'm sure I would have my account banned for being offensive to some of the people who replied and the OP .
Sadly this seems to be 99.99% of threads on here. People having a cry about XXX device or XXX software does not 100% fit what they want. work how they want it to be. What's clear is the "normal user' has no idea about what it takes to decide on what's in and what's out of a product. why decisions are made and sometimes who things are for. I feel like the people who complain the most are either sitting behind a keyboard lonely and have no one to talk to, or what has been made is just not for them, and that is ok. if it does not work for you. get something else. Great thing about technology!! There are other options
Personally I have had Zero issues with the new OS. I find it far better than previous versions. The updates have improved/ speed up my workflow massivly. It's like the latests update is made for me. No idea if the next OS will be... But welcome to a big companies having to design and make an OS, a device, for so so many different use cases and users.
Personally I would hate to have to make those choices to only see random user on Macrumors have a cry that its not perfect for them. But here we are. I do personally know a person at apple who spends their days reading forums like this as a job, shudder. (yes its manual, no It's not done by A.I) I just wish I could share how they filter the posts for planning and feedback to teams. To be fair I know how they would filter this post - sadly I definitely can't post on here what the would be its classification, and if I did.... I'm sure I would have my account banned for being offensive to some of the people who replied and the OP .
Unfortunately I have to agree with the OP, as *OS 26 has some major UI/UX flaws, which must have been noticed during development but seemed to have been ignored.
I do not mean underlying technical bugs, that do occur in any major update and have to be somewhat accepted if you update to the first release of a major OS version.
I just can’t get my head around the fundamental UX/UI inconsistencies of this new OS. This must have been obvious to anyone with an feel for how user interfaces should be built.
Why haven’t obvious glitched and inconsistencies in the UI been fixed before release? Why did there even have to be a release, if the development of the UI clearly wasn’t there yet. There are no groundbreaking functional innovations which made it essential to push this release so early.
Apples OS always where very polished systems from an UI standpoint. In my opinion this is no longer the case.
The main thing that makes me a little annoyed is summarised in this question:
Why switch a consistent and thought through interface to something, that has absolutely no benefits (and even flaws) from a usability standpoint other than a debatable new look.
I do not mean underlying technical bugs, that do occur in any major update and have to be somewhat accepted if you update to the first release of a major OS version.
I just can’t get my head around the fundamental UX/UI inconsistencies of this new OS. This must have been obvious to anyone with an feel for how user interfaces should be built.
Why haven’t obvious glitched and inconsistencies in the UI been fixed before release? Why did there even have to be a release, if the development of the UI clearly wasn’t there yet. There are no groundbreaking functional innovations which made it essential to push this release so early.
Apples OS always where very polished systems from an UI standpoint. In my opinion this is no longer the case.
The main thing that makes me a little annoyed is summarised in this question:
Why switch a consistent and thought through interface to something, that has absolutely no benefits (and even flaws) from a usability standpoint other than a debatable new look.
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Evaluating a new computer OS is always difficult. Many problems depend on third-party apps that (paradoxically, given the beta versions) are waiting for a stable version to start optimizing. Then there is the issue of other OSes (see iOS) that take precedence for Apple.
Personally, in past versions, I have seen problems with USB Ethernet adapters and monitor resolutions... the most irritating thing is that feedback is ignored even when it comes from multiple users... what is the point of feedback? To give the illusion of helping?
It is better to wait for version .1 (at least), if only to give the developers time. Let's say that at least iWork should be OK
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Personally, my first thought is always: let's hope they don't mess with iCloud, especially with app data without backups (notes, reminders, etc.)... maybe this option would be more important than some shiny buttons
Personally, in past versions, I have seen problems with USB Ethernet adapters and monitor resolutions... the most irritating thing is that feedback is ignored even when it comes from multiple users... what is the point of feedback? To give the illusion of helping?
It is better to wait for version .1 (at least), if only to give the developers time. Let's say that at least iWork should be OK
. Personally, my first thought is always: let's hope they don't mess with iCloud, especially with app data without backups (notes, reminders, etc.)... maybe this option would be more important than some shiny buttons
Nah. Unless your User folder spontaneously vanishes never to return, Tahoe is a far cry from the disaster that was Jaguar. Even the venerated Snow Leopard had a ton of issues, especially with WiFi connections, when it was launched and that was meant to be a Leopard fix version. Both of those were under the Sacred Trinity of Ives, Forstall and the Holy Jobs.