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Re:macOS Tahoe by gcanyon on Monday September 15, 2025 @08:56PM (#45256777)
> click and page through a giant iPhone screen

1. Launchpad filters based on what you type. You don't have to page through things 2. As soon as you type anything, the first hit is selected and the return key launches it 3. Launchpad shows nothing but apps. As an app launcher, it's fantastic.

If Launchpad is gone I'm going to be sad.

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Re:macOS Tahoe by Telemakhos on Monday September 15, 2025 @09:20PM (#45256926)
Launchpad is not actually gone: it's now a sub-unit of Spotlight.

I still have an M1 Macbook Pro with touch strip, and my Launchpad touch strip button still works, bringing up Spotlight but with a predicate that makes it search only ./Applications and ~/Applications.

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Re:macOS Tahoe by oneeyedpigeon on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @04:36AM (#45259648)
That's not Launchpad; it's inferior in many ways.
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Re:macOS Tahoe by Telemakhos on Saturday September 20, 2025 @10:41AM (#45313828)
Could you elaborate on the ways in which it is inferior? I haven't found any yet, and I'd like to get the most out of my Mac.
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Re:macOS Tahoe by gcanyon on Saturday September 20, 2025 @02:02PM (#45315688)
I upgraded a couple days ago, and so far so good. It seems to work fine for my purposes at least. My assigned keyboard shortcut continues to work, even.
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