The new iOS inspired settings app is horrible. I also don’t use Notification Center and Siri on Mac and other stuff like Game Center
this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2023
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I think it’s a terrible idea and will turn general purpose computing into walled gardens that will kill macs in the long run.
But seriously I think some of the “unification” of the UI is going in the wrong direction. Different devices need different interfaces because they are used for different things. Some of the recent design changes for MacOS have simplified the experience at the expense of functionality and I’m not a big fan.
A good example for me is stage manager. I think as an idea it works for an iPad but is confusing as fuck on my Mac pro. I have two 43 monitors so I don’t lack for screen real estate. Plus the implementation is just wonky trying to figure out how the app groupings work on two monitors. I just don’t like it at all. I understand it’s optional but at some point it may not be.
Another example is Settings. The new interface looks very IOS-like but some functionality was just removed, like network locations …yes I know it sorta came back in 13.2.1, but why did it go away in the first place. I suspect it was either overlooked or they added it back when people complained, likely the latter especially since a very prominent functionality is now hidden under “…” now.
Long story short, stop dumbing down my machine to help me. I’ve been using these machines for a very long time and I sometimes know what I’m doing 😀
Apple has added a lot of stuff from iOS over the years (and vice versa).
Some I like, some I don't.
So far they've never taken away something I like about macOS, so as long as that's the case I'm happy.
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