My dislike of the iOS 26 bouncy glass UX is stronger than I expected
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My dislike of the iOS 26 bouncy glass UX is stronger than I expected.
Why must everything be delayed by spring loaded, squishy animation?
Why must the legibility of UI text suffer for skeuomorphic aesthetic?
“Reduce motion” and “reduce transparency” are binary accessibility settings, but iOS 26 makes me want a 0.75 reduction option.
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My dislike of the iOS 26 bouncy glass UX is stronger than I expected.
Why must everything be delayed by spring loaded, squishy animation?
Why must the legibility of UI text suffer for skeuomorphic aesthetic?
“Reduce motion” and “reduce transparency” are binary accessibility settings, but iOS 26 makes me want a 0.75 reduction option.
The border radius will increase until morale improves.
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The border radius will increase until morale improves.
Every notification in iOS 26 be like
Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@adventuresinjelly/video/6919235738001214722
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Every notification in iOS 26 be like
Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@adventuresinjelly/video/6919235738001214722
Every macOS 26 UI interaction be like
Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@adventuresinjelly/video/7110986944003247366
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Every macOS 26 UI interaction be like
Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@adventuresinjelly/video/7110986944003247366
iOS 26 notification UI for Grindr be like
Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@adventuresinjelly/video/7279330236079082784
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iOS 26 notification UI for Grindr be like
Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@adventuresinjelly/video/7279330236079082784
iOS 26 notifications for Grindr be like
Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@adventuresinjelly/video/7029068321869827333
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iOS 26 notifications for Grindr be like
Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@adventuresinjelly/video/7029068321869827333
Opinion after 1 day of Liquid Glass and 1 day of “reduce transparency” enabled:
Liquid Glass is trash, but the other UI changes are quite good!
Enabling “reduce transparency” disables Liquid Glass in iOS 26 and macOS 26. It is a necessity for me because of my astigmatism.
The resulting flat aesthetic then reveals many thoughtful, incremental UI improvements.
It also reveals a bunch of cringe small margin and border issues, but still a net positive.
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Opinion after 1 day of Liquid Glass and 1 day of “reduce transparency” enabled:
Liquid Glass is trash, but the other UI changes are quite good!
Enabling “reduce transparency” disables Liquid Glass in iOS 26 and macOS 26. It is a necessity for me because of my astigmatism.
The resulting flat aesthetic then reveals many thoughtful, incremental UI improvements.
It also reveals a bunch of cringe small margin and border issues, but still a net positive.
@Jeremiah thank you for sharing this! I was checking out reactions on Reddit and several people seemed to say that the "reduce transparency" setting didn't change things much and they wish they'd revert back to iOS 18. I have several Apple devices - old iPad & iPhone - so I may take the jump to see what it's like...
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@elaterite I think at the bottom… I’ll need to play around with formatting 😅
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@lutindiscret 😂 I’m #GratefulForYou and all your encouragement and guidance in my early days on the Fediverse ❤️
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@Mikal aw I love that! ❤️
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@futuroprossimo stasera ho un workshop coi produttori. Interazione passiva, non attiva. Poi per novembre dovrei averci gli occhiali. Dico novembre, perché loro danno ottobre ma anche se sono olandesi, con le spedizioni sono come LO STEREOTIPO attribuito ai napoletani
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Ah! I think I'll make a similar version for my photos along the lines of "made with a camera, by a human."
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@Uilebheist un abbraccio…io non riesco ancora
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@Xabacadabra La pausa pranzo é già un concetto americano. Importato da decenni.
