Wenzel Massag1d ago
I’m still very sceptical, but I’ve decided to risk it. Some of it, like the floaty sidebars that waste space, I’ll probably dislike, but other things, I’m really looking forward to. I hope I won’t regret this, but made sure my backups are up to date, and I know how to roll back.
Show threadWenzel Massag1d ago

First impression after installing, the “Get Started” button looked disabled. It wasn’t its just poorly designed and clicking it did the job. This (see screenshot) is shown after the wizard that informs you about the changes in this upgrade finishes.

Oh, btw: The wizard uses “Continue” buttons that look like Apple meant for you to hunt around to find them, but then decided only to hide them half heartedly.

cc @wendythedruid — the updates you asked for shall be appearing in this thread… 🫡

Show threadWenzel Massag1d ago

I immediately ran into a new gripe: The sidebar icons in Finder and in System Settings now use the same size, and you can change them, but because Finder uses way too large leading, it works better with small icons, while System Setting works better with medium icons. No way to change these separately (anymore? I think I it was possible in Sequoia).

Also: I set Finder to always show the tab bar some OS versions ago, the preference stuck (good) and it looks like Tahoe (= ugly).

Show threadWenzel Massag1d ago
Does anybody know what that “On My Mac” folder is? I’m guessing its the “No iCloud Drive” folder, but Apple gives no hint as to where it is on the hard drive. I don’t like the opaqueness of hiding the true location of folders like this one and iCloud Drive!
Show threadWenzel Massag1d ago

macOS did not respect my my selected voice for the text to speech features. It also did not forget.

The setting is hidden more or less poorly in System Settings > Accessibility > Read & Speak > System voice > info-i-icon.

To restore the voice settings, I had to navigate there, and select the voice that was already selected, again.

Show threadWenzel Massag1d ago
The label of the volume-info (which is now in the top-right corner of the screen) is really difficult to read. And that is with the tinted look of Liquid Glass, not the clear look…
Show threadWenzel Massag1d ago
These free floating bubbles with buttons in them look very messy/cluttered. I’m not a fan… the compact layout of Safari is ok, if you always show bookmarks (which you have to, because the bookmarks in the sidebar are _HORRIBLE_).
Show threadWenzel Massag1d ago
Actually, its not OK. Compact also looks tahoe (yes, I’m using that word to mean “ugly” at this point).
Show threadWenzel Massag1d ago
Latest accomplishment: macOS #Tahoe thinks my Time Machine Drive is empty. It is most certainly not.
Show threadWenzel Massag1d ago
OK, that didn’t take long. Every time I open an app that has opted out of Liquid Glass, I feel myself relax. It's like exhaling after you’ve held your breath without noticing. macOS #Tahoe is extremely poorly designed. Its full of visual noise, the UI is cluttered and ugly. Things are very hard to read, very often. This is actually worse than Vista! Ugh!
Show threadWenzel Massag1d ago
If you like music and use #AppleMusic on Mac, make sure to disable the Auto Mix feature. It uses AI to somehow transition seamlessly between songs, and its yet another attack by Apple on music.
Show threadWenzel Massag1d ago

By combining the tinted look with reduced transparency, I effectively turned off #LiquidGlass in macOS Tahoe (and on my iPad as well).

Its still not pretty, but hey… #WWDC26 is in 67 days (according to Apple Intelligence).

Show threadTuomas Hämäläinen 🇺🇦
@stairjoke The tinted/clear choice has no effect when reduced transparency is enabled. That’s how I’m using mine as well. I hate how it looks but I hate all the transparent toolbars and shit even more…
Apr 3 at 7:48amIvory for iOS
Show threadWenzel Massag1d ago
@tuomas_h let’s see if it annoys me sufficiently to make me restore 15.