I feel the same way. The UX in iOS has gone way downhill. This is especially evident in the system notifications in-use, and on the lock screen. Do I swipe this? Which direction? Do I tap it? I get no visual feedback after a tap, but then a new notification window appears after a second? What do I do with new window? Swipe? Tap? I have to authenticate now? Do I hold my finger to the Home button, or do I press the Home button? Again, no immediate feedback to reinforce the 'correct' behavior.

I probably have a hagiographic image of who Steve Jobs was, but I have to imagine that the current state of iOS wouldn't have slipped past him.