Stuart LangridgeMar 27

RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@brucelawson/116300279592701896

What a choice. I either stick on iOS 18, which has a vulnerable browser and I'm not allowed to not use it, or I update to iOS 26 which will apparently make my phone unusable because the new liquid UI requires too much GPU power for my 13 mini (plus age verification?).

Depressed about this choice. Even if I take a "third way" of leaving iOS again, which I'm gonna with the next phone, I was hoping to put it off until Christmas because phones are expensive so I have to do something now at least.

Show threadRobin WhittletonMar 27
@sil for what it’s worth I’m on a 13 Mini with iOS 26 and while it has its slow moments it’s absolutely not unusable.
Show threadStuart LangridgeMar 27
@robinwhittleton well, I'm updating, so we'll see. Sigh. I assume I have "provide my credit card number or be treated like a child" ahead of me too.
Show threadRobin WhittletonMar 27
@sil Settings / Display / Liquid Glass / Tinted solves the worst UI excesses (leaving aside performance)
Show threadMatthew
@robinwhittleton @sil Or even more (having also just updated the same phone), Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Reduce Transparency (and maybe Increase Contrast)
Mar 28 at 7:10amWeb
Show threadRobin WhittletonMar 28
@dracos @sil I had that to start with, but enough stuff was straight up broken that when they added the tinted option I switched to that. Worth a try though.