Apple has divided opinions with its new iOS 26 – it has introduced new features, but is also part of a wider effort to unify the user experience on all Apple products. As we have noted in last week’s survey, the new version of the operating system is only available as a beta developer – an open beta version should be released in a few weeks, the stable version probably coincides with the arrival of the iPhone 17 series.
What does the survey show? About half of the voters found something to love in the iOS 26 update. That said, this was mainly due to the new features introduced in this version.
As for Liquid Glass, the new unifying design language, which also has its fans, but they are in the minority. Positive impressions include better quality glass visuals than Vista ever delivered and extended personalization options.
Negative opinions see this as a skin at best rather than a real real change in the user interface. The calculation requirements (more drain in the battery and more heat) of the new user interface also draw. And, of course, readability remains a concern – the good news on this front is that the accessibility parameters offer a rocking to reduce the transparency of the user interface.
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There is also a large group of voters who are not satisfied or new features or the new look – but part of this group just has a general anti -papple feeling. However, all longtime Apple users do not see this as a bad direction for the user interface.
The group “Wait and See” is not as large, but Apple still has time to modify the details now and the fourth quarter, when iOS 26 is made available to the public as a whole. Subsequent versions will also continue to iterate on design.
