My most hated UI trend has finally been adopted by Apple. The problem with this kind of UI is that it looks fancy in screenshots, but using it daily is a nightmare - it hurts my eyes.
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Same, but 2nd most hated. Transparency can be done right but mostly in presenting data.
I used to like the transparency, but my eyes get a bit tired after looking at it for a long time
I would be nice if anybody did a review on the new design directions chosen by Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, etc. it always feels like each one is pushing to a diffferent side.
Apple: Fancy but not suitable for daily use.
Google: Material 3 is usable but sometimes lacks depth, making things hard to find. Material 3 Expressive seems to fix this, but I haven’t tried it yet.
Samsung: Do they even have a design? 😅
Microsoft: Good on paper, but poorly executed, windows is a mess.
The expressive stuff seemed too much in your face. They could tone it down a bit.
Has it been updated for Pixel phones yet? I'll be replacing my phone with a Pixel 9 soon, so I'll try it then.
At least games and LLMs are optional, but over-engineered system UI is unacceptable. The transparency effects consume excessive resources, essentially forcing users to upgrade to the latest hardware for a smooth experience.
they just need some excuse to convince people to upgrade to the latest models 😅