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The "it would have been different under Steve Jobs" trope is coming up every so often when Apple introduces a radical new feature. Oftentimes I don't agree but
by terhechte 1y ago
The "it would have been different under Steve Jobs" trope is coming up every so often when Apple introduces a radical new feature. Oftentimes I don't agree but in this case I absolutely do. A huge amount of engineering to get these shader effects right, but the outcome will be that the platforms will look more like a fruit salad and less coherent. Companies that invested in React Native, Flutter, Tauri, or alternatives in the past years will not necessarily be willing to redo their whole app just so that the controls get the glass look. At the same time replicating this in every cross platform toolkit might be difficult, and so I think this will lead to many apps looking out of place which worsens the overall experience.
- adwawdawd 1y agoThey are called Apple, why are you surprised about fruid salad? Additionally why would Apple be interested in making cross platform coherence easier? Just buy Apple if you want the cool design.
- terhechte 1y agoI agree, but I think they're not in the position anymore to enforce this. Years ago this would have been a valid move, but companies that switched to cross platform will not move back. It saves costs and adds velocity to just have one team for both platforms.
- adwawdawd 1y agoCompanies will have to decide if they want the cool design or their own consistent look.
- douglaswlance 1y agoreact nataive gets some design refreshes for free. its native.
- terhechte 1y agoBut not these, afaik. RN only supports basic view types and composes them into controls. But these offer complete distinct controls. Using these in RN is possible, but usually via iOS-only plugins
- rdsubhas 1y agoA < Glass $gt; component that's an empty container everywhere else, except on iOS it a glass.
- theshrike79 1y agoAs with everything related to Apple, most likely this change is related to something coming in a year or two that needs transparent widgets. Now devs have time to adjust their applications for this system, which makes the next update easier. Could be AR glasses or a consumer level VR headset, or something completely different.
- adampk 1y agoYou would think this would be obvious to everyone. Clearly Apple is prepping for a digital overlay on the real world. Also less UI interaction, more voice/AI interaction.
- baal80spam 1y agoVery interesting take - infinitely more insightful that any knee-jerk reaction I've seen up till now!
- seec 1y agoWell I agree that with Apple there is always some sort of plan. But the real question would be: is that plan worth it? Considering what they are doing with the Vision Pro, I am extremely skeptical. I think Apple has lost touch with why people bought their stuff and this is more evidence of that.
- jpmonette 1y agoLooks quite relevant for Vision Pro, transparent screens, AR and such. I think that's the rational. Maybe a transparent iPhone screen coming up?
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- jkmcf 1y agoI think this will lead to many apps looking out of place which worsens the overall experience. I think this was a business decision aiming for this result.