@9to5Mac AOD was the first thing I disabled on the #iPhone 17 Pro Max. It actually affects my sleep having it on. The camera controls when they were first introduced on last years model got disabled this year and it took me while to figure out how to re-enable them. But I try to consciously try to use it; at the same time it feels unwieldy. #Apple should move the button up closer to the power button and maybe make the power button smaller. Overall, I’m happy with it.

Notes on Apple's Nano Texture

https://jon.bo/posts/nano-texture/

#HackerNews #Apple #Nano #Texture #Technology #Innovation #Design #Insights

Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and results

https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/16/iphone-apple-app-store-search-results-ads-new-design/

#HackerNews #Apple #App #Store #Ads #Design #App #Store #Update #User #Experience

Finally upgraded to Tahoe. Who thought this was a good idea? The UI is terrible. It always looks like there are multiple windows stacked on top of each other. The border-radius inconsistencies are ridiculous. Apple, why did you do this?

And then this: https://wien.rocks/@noheger/115877698373215218

#Apple #MacOS

Free to a good home: An AppleDesign ADB keyboard.

#FreeToAGoodHome #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #PowerMac #Macintosh #Apple #ADB #keyboard

Free to a good home: An AppleDesign ADB keyboard.

#FreeToAGoodHome #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #PowerMac #Macintosh #Apple #ADB #keyboard

@dave

A lot of #enshittification and a lot of #fascist boot licking.

That's all you need to know about #Apple.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@rcarmo/115915892754159506

Agreed with the erosion of the #Apple ecosystem. I'm not "almost equally happy" running GNU/Linux, I love using it in a way that previously enjoyed macOS & iPadOS. I don't feel the hardware constraints Rui mentions on a 2018 Thinkpad or on my 2012 Mac Mini. Daily html/css coding, page layout with Scribus, vector work w/ Inkscape are all very fast. Mint Cinnamon on the Thinkpad, Trisquel with KDE Plasma on the Mini is perfectly responsive.

Bonus: No #Fascism!
#FreeSoftware #FOSS #Privacy

I would like to thank #Apple for eroding their ecosystem to the point where I am now almost equally happy running Linux on a laptop were it not for the hardware and battery constraints, and #Fedora #Silverblue for being pretty much hassle-free.

Warning: kissing fascist ass may result in liquid glass.

So my phone tricked me into updating to iOS 26 (nice one, asshats). And wow: it really is a case study in form over function. Gratuitous, meaningless aesthetics and motion. Decoration, not design. “Look what I can do!”

Oh well, if it gets me using my phone less, that’s a good thing, I guess.

But the next time you hear someone from Apple talking about design, please feel free to laugh in their damn faces. What a sad joke they’ve become.

#apple #ios26 #liquidAss #design #decoration #BigTech #fascism #aesthetics

“Apple is only continuing to patch iOS 18 on devices that can’t run iOS 26.”

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/are-people-avoiding-ios-26-because-of-liquid-glass-its-complicated/

Wow. So not only has Apple lost any design culture it had, it also doesn’t give a shit about your security either any longer. This is the mother of all dark patterns right here.

Anyone know if this is the same for macOS?

Via @RosaCtrl

#apple #iOS26 #iOS18 #iOS #securityUpdates #macOS #liquidAss #darkPatterns

“Apple is only continuing to patch iOS 18 on devices that can’t run iOS 26.”

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/are-people-avoiding-ios-26-because-of-liquid-glass-its-complicated/

Wow. So not only has Apple lost any design culture it had, it also doesn’t give a shit about your security either any longer. This is the mother of all dark patterns right here.

Anyone know if this is the same for macOS?

Via @RosaCtrl

#apple #iOS26 #iOS18 #iOS #securityUpdates #macOS #liquidAss #darkPatterns

I’ve turned off automatic updates on my Mac to ensure I don’t run into the same bullshit with the automatic iOS 26 update on the phone and I suggest you do the same.

Keep the security updates toggle on, though.

First time I’ve had to take such action in about two decades of owning a Mac.

🤷‍♂️

#apple #macOS #tahoe #liquidAss #trainWreck

This one weird trick will make you love Liquid Glass.

#apple #LiquidGlass

macOS 27 Liquid Glass updates leaked.

#apple #LiquidGlass

Nah, fuck it, turned everything back on again. Why should I fix your damn broken interface and fool myself into thinking this piece of shit is anything but? Going to experience iOS 26 in all its enshittified glory. Will make it easier to hate this phone and move onto something more ethical once it finally croaks.

Apple is likely one release cycle away from going full Microsoft/Google anyway.

#ios26 #BigTech #apple #theAestheticsOfBurgeoningFascism

Warning: kissing fascist ass may result in liquid glass.

So my phone tricked me into updating to iOS 26 (nice one, asshats). And wow: it really is a case study in form over function. Gratuitous, meaningless aesthetics and motion. Decoration, not design. “Look what I can do!”

Oh well, if it gets me using my phone less, that’s a good thing, I guess.

But the next time you hear someone from Apple talking about design, please feel free to laugh in their damn faces. What a sad joke they’ve become.

#apple #ios26 #liquidAss #design #decoration #BigTech #fascism #aesthetics

OpenBSD-current now runs as guest under Apple Hypervisor

https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260115203619

#openbsd #bsd #apple

New Dalrymple Report is live!😎

Jim and I talk CPR, Apple's Car Key, the new Creator Bundle and how that might impact Apple's standalone apps, lots more...

Dig in, and thanks for listening. 🙏🏻❤️

https://www.loopinsight.com/2026/01/16/the-dalrymple-report-cpr-creator-apps-and-car-locks/
#Apple #TheDalrympleReport

OpenBSD-current now runs as guest under Apple Hypervisor

https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20260115203619

#HackerNews #OpenBSD #Hypervisor #Apple #Guest #Virtualization #Tech #News