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Yes please, liquid glass get out of here. This is the first time I viscerally felt: "Man I hate this update." I'm still too locked in to consider switching, bu

by irjustin 11mo ago

Yes please, liquid glass get out of here. This is the first time I viscerally felt: "Man I hate this update." I'm still too locked in to consider switching, but my eye is on the door if this keeps up.

ta9000 11mo ago
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Noaidi 11mo ago
My question is, how are they gonna fix this? Is it even possible? That’s what’s making me switch right now. I’m just lucky. I’m a nobody that has nothing to do so I can easily switch over to android.
- Esophagus4 11mo ago
  It’s a hack, but here’s what I did to make iOS less awful (credit to some HN thread I can’t find right now for the suggestion): settings -> accessibility -> display and text size -> reduce transparency ON increase contrast ON differentiate without color ON That makes Liquid Glass marginally usable for me. Without those settings, I’d be doomed. What a horrifically bad design.
  - walterbell 11mo ago
    Thank you! Instant relief for eyes and brain.
Simulacra 11mo ago
As negative as it may be, I refuse to update iOS until liquid glass is dead. Apple always gives us something we didn't ask for and don't want, and sometimes takes away things we do like and want.
- _annum 11mo ago
  It's not going away, but I remain hopeful it will be refined. macOS is the real casualty this upgrade cycle—iOS has problems but isn't fundamentally broken.
- irjustin 11mo ago
  that's the right move. after i upgraded, i showed my wife and she simply hasn't moved yet either. if i had only known.
- rs186 11mo ago
  I avoided the entire butterfly keyboard/touch bar Macbooks by buying an older model (2015 MacBook pro, the last one with scissor switch until 2020) and not upgrading until M series. That turned out to be a good decision.
  - Simulacra 11mo ago
    That's what I did as well, I waited until the touch bar and the butterfly keyboard were out of the flow and got a really fantastic MacBook Pro with touch ID. Dare I say it works better than my iphone.

ta9000 11mo ago

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Noaidi 11mo ago

My question is, how are they gonna fix this? Is it even possible? That’s what’s making me switch right now. I’m just lucky. I’m a nobody that has nothing to do so I can easily switch over to android.

Esophagus4 11mo ago
It’s a hack, but here’s what I did to make iOS less awful (credit to some HN thread I can’t find right now for the suggestion): settings -> accessibility -> display and text size -> reduce transparency ON increase contrast ON differentiate without color ON That makes Liquid Glass marginally usable for me. Without those settings, I’d be doomed. What a horrifically bad design.
- walterbell 11mo ago
  Thank you! Instant relief for eyes and brain.

Simulacra 11mo ago

As negative as it may be, I refuse to update iOS until liquid glass is dead. Apple always gives us something we didn't ask for and don't want, and sometimes takes away things we do like and want.

_annum 11mo ago
It's not going away, but I remain hopeful it will be refined. macOS is the real casualty this upgrade cycle—iOS has problems but isn't fundamentally broken.
irjustin 11mo ago
that's the right move. after i upgraded, i showed my wife and she simply hasn't moved yet either. if i had only known.
rs186 11mo ago
I avoided the entire butterfly keyboard/touch bar Macbooks by buying an older model (2015 MacBook pro, the last one with scissor switch until 2020) and not upgrading until M series. That turned out to be a good decision.
- Simulacra 11mo ago
  That's what I did as well, I waited until the touch bar and the butterfly keyboard were out of the flow and got a really fantastic MacBook Pro with touch ID. Dare I say it works better than my iphone.