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Apple includes classic Mac easter egg in iOS 27 Settings app

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Apple has included a classic Mac easter egg within the iOS 27 Settings app, a move that some see as a return to the company's former design whimsy. This discovery comes amidst ongoing discussions about the perceived decline in Apple's distinctive design elements in recent years. AI

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Apple includes classic Mac easter egg in iOS 27 Settings app

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Apple hid a classic Mac easter egg in the iOS 27 Settings app Many have complained that Apple design has been sapped of some of its trademark whimsy in recent y

    Apple hid a classic Mac easter egg in the iOS 27 Settings app Many have complained that Apple design has been sapped of some of its trademark whimsy in recent years. Well, here’s the latest example of how the tides seem to be changing. Buried in the Settings app on iOS 27, Apple …

    LINKS 9to5mac.com/…/apple-hid-a-classic-mac-eas…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Power Grab Article URL: https:// tante.cc/2026/09/11/power-grab/ Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9660503 Points: 12 # Comments: 0 https://

    Power Grab Article URL: https:// tante.cc/2026/09/11/power-grab/ Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9660503 Points: 12 # Comments: 0 https:// tante.cc/2026/09/11/power-grab/ # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Gadgets # Software # Cybersecurity # Apple # Goog…

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