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It was, but Apple is no longer signing the old releases. ( https://ipsw.me/iPhone14,4 ). I downgraded about 10 minutes after trying iOS 26. Sorry to all who missed the window.
I'm still on 17.7.2, hoping for a jailbreak one day...
It’s only when you’re already on iOS 26 that you can’t downgrade anymore.
It’s actually rather funny because this cycle happens every time something does a major interface change. The comments are basically identical too.
I haven't upgraded to iOS 26 because of Liquid Glass, mostly because I've read that it causes performance degradation on older devices (I use an iPhone 13 Mini because I have zero interest in using a larger phone). So, it looks like I'll be using iOS 18 for the foreseeable future.
I made the mistake of upgrading (13 Mini) and it is very clear that the new UI was not tested at all on smaller screens. The rounded buttons take up so much extra margin that actual usable space is greatly diminished.
I've read so much criticism and listened to so many Apple podcast that I expected the worst. Then updated on day one and...it's fine? I know that people just hate any change but this was massively blown out of proportion.
Why would anybody want this?
As I read through the complaints, I'll note that two of my (younger) colleagues love it (mostly). I haven't updated yet, but when I made some observations about what I was seeing, it was defended as "making all the products the same". It made me wonder if the whining is less about the particulars of liquid glass (I mean, remember the aquagel days of early mac os x), and more of lamenting the unification of design. I…
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I suppose an upvote should be sufficient, but I am so unhappy with the new UI I am actually holding off switching to a new M4 MBP and sticking to my old M1 still on Sequoia 15.7.1. I also try to give these things time and I am usually ok with the changes eventually, but the new UI elements are so incredibly distracting it's actually affecting my ability to focus on what I'm actually doing.
I know it's shit. But for all of you, regardless of whether it's Mac OS or iOS, go to accessibility options and enable high contrast. It removes transparency/liquid glass.
Increase contrast + reduce transparency did it for me.
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I know it's shit. But for all of you, regardless of whether it's Mac OS or iOS, go to accessibility options and enable high contrast. It removes transparency/liquid glass.
Thank you for this tip. iOS feels so much better now!
This scicophantic obsession with constantly redesigning the look of everything because the old design has been in use for over a year (gasp) is really starting to grate on me. Just give me the ability to skin my apps, and let me skin them however I want.