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Apple Reverses Divisive macOS Tahoe Menu Icon Design in Golden Gate Update

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Apple's upcoming macOS 27 Golden Gate will revert a controversial design decision made in macOS 26 Tahoe, specifically removing many of the menu item icons that were criticized for being both visually unappealing and detrimental to usability. This change addresses feedback from developers and users who found the previous design choices problematic, aligning with Apple's own past guidelines for interface design. AI

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Apple Reverses Divisive macOS Tahoe Menu Icon Design in Golden Gate Update

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    macOS 27 Golden Gate Reverses a Divisive Tahoe Design Choice In macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple has removed many of the menu item icons that are so prevalent throug

    macOS 27 Golden Gate Reverses a Divisive Tahoe Design Choice In macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple has removed many of the menu item icons that are so prevalent throughout macOS 26 Tahoe, as spotted by Nikita "Tonsky" Prokopov (via Daring Fireball). The developer shared before-and-after…

    LINKS macrumors.com/…/macos-27-golden-gate-menu…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Apple again warns developers not to do what Apple did in macOS 26 Tahoe The menu icons in macOS 26 Tahoe were roundly criticized for being both ugly and making

    Apple again warns developers not to do what Apple did in macOS 26 Tahoe The menu icons in macOS 26 Tahoe were roundly criticized for being both ugly and making Macs harder to use. A software engineer pointed out that Apple warned against this very mistake in guidelines published …

    LINKS 9to5mac.com/…/apple-again-warns-developer…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    macOS 27 Golden Gate includes these changes that Tahoe critics will appreciate macOS 26 Tahoe made some polarizing design choices that evoked strong responses f

    macOS 27 Golden Gate includes these changes that Tahoe critics will appreciate macOS 26 Tahoe made some polarizing design choices that evoked strong responses from critics. While the new design in macOS 27 Golden Gate is still all about Liquid Glass, Apple’s new Mac operating sys…

    LINKS 9to5mac.com/…/macos-27-golden-gate-includ… 9to5mac.com/…/macos-27-golden-gate-adds-h…

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