Reading List
The most recent articles from a list of feeds I subscribe to.
Child Safety Features in appleOS 27
Apple: With software updates this fall, parents will be able to access new child safety features, including a simpler setup experience with a recommended set of essential apps, Ask to Browse, Time Allowances, and a redesigned Screen Time. These updates enhance Apple’s already industry-leading parental controls and underscore its commitment to building a safe and […]
Golden Gate Window Corners
Adam Overholtzer: Corners! Simon B. Støvring: “We fixed corner radius” was a WWDC keynote highlight. Let that sink in. Rudrank: This should have been since macOS 26 #WWDC26 Folks getting excited for consistent corner radius 😂 Kuba Suder: Ehh, no change here, RIP Intel Macs… stuck on the v1 Liquid Glass forever 🫤 There was […]
Golden Gate Sidebars and Toolbars
Joe Rossignol: macOS Golden Gate also has design changes. For example, apps now have a unified toolbar at the top, and the sidebar now expands to the edge of the window. Hartley Charlton: Sidebar behavior is also being updated. Sidebars will now expand to the full edge of the window, with refraction effects continuing beneath […]
Golden Gate Menu Icons
Wesley Hilliard: macOS Tahoe threw an icon on every menu item, making them impossible to distinguish at a glance. macOS Golden Gate has rectified that design taboo with blessedly iconless menus. Apple: In macOS 27.0, menu bar and context menus present a reduced set of menu item images, similar to the behavior prior to macOS […]
Liquid Glass 27 Icons
Ryan Christoffel: Last year with iOS 26, Apple redesigned its full lineup of app icons for iPhone. But just one year later, iOS 27 has even more design changes for many app icons. […] iOS 27’s new app icons are “sharper and more detailed,” per Apple’s description. And it really shows. Louie Mantia: If you’re […]