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iOS 26 officially launches today, but some developers aren’t sure it should (because of the design)


Today is the day that iOS 26 finally emerges from beta and is officially launched. The headline feature is of...

Apple has made some pretty substantial changes to the look of the operating system after beta testers complained about poor legibility and confusing design elements. On Mac, controls are overly prominent, yet on iPhone, they are relentlessly eager to disappear into a new Apple take on hamburger menus, denying users the chance to build effective muscle memory. Hello Weather designer Jonas Downey said that while there are things he likes, “the new interfaces feel complicated” and simply get in the way a lot of the time.

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