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> Nowadays even iOS will randomly change its UI You and I have very different ideas of “random” I think.
by naikrovek 1y ago
> Nowadays even iOS will randomly change its UI
You and I have very different ideas of “random” I think.
- bathtub365 1y agoMaybe a better definition is “for seemingly no reason”?
- gouggoug 1y agowhat are you trying to say here?
- Forgeties79 1y agoWhy with Tahoe did they get rid of the volume indicator that popped up middle of screen that they’ve had for 20+ years - a critical indicator that the volume controls are even working in the first place - in favor of a tiny set of bars at the top right of my screen in the menu bar where I can barely make them out? It’s also less precise about my volume level now. Why? That sure seemed random. It sure isn’t functional.
- Razengan 1y agoBecause before you many users complained "IT TAKES UP THE WHOLE SCREEN!!!!" and it was a bit annoying to be honest when it obscures a video or something else you're trying to view.
- exe34 1y agowhat kind of video are you watching where you need to change the volume so often and missing two seconds of part of the video would be such an issue?
- Razengan 1y agoLook. I wanted to change the volume. My hand went to the keyboard. I felt the key. I felt the key press down. The volume changed. That's all the feedback I need! I don't need my vision stuffed with that information. But yeah, it did look cute and should be an option between "Expressive" or "Minimal" UI.
- Forgeties79 1y agoThe issue arises when my output is not what I think it is or the audio is otherwise not being adjusted (happens a lot when your pushing through an HDMI output). It could be going out my speakers, my headphones, or something else entirely. So when I’m pressing the volume up and down trying to see what is going on, I don’t want to have to squint at a very tiny set of bars in the top menu bar. That is annoying and far more distracting than an opaque layer that gives me clear information showing up for 2 seconds. At the end of the day I want Apple to adhere to the “it just works” philosophy. That little pop up served as a critical source of information I needed daily that tells me more than just the volume level. It’s easy to understand, it’s been consistent for I believe two decades, and it provides information to multiple questions instantly. It did not need to be changed and what they changed it to is worse.
- klardotsh 1y ago* what they changed it to is worse _for you_ Some of us hated that floating overlay with a passion and wish it only the best riddance on its way out the door.
- Forgeties79 1y agoit’s ok to be wrong! (Purely a joke I hope that’s clear)
- naikrovek 1y ago> That sure seemed random. Unexpected, yes. Random, no.
- catoc 1y ago> “You and I have very different ideas of “random” I think.” Indeed, not ‘random’. With respect to iOS26 what word should one use? Premeditated? Deliberate? Maliciously?