iOS 26.3 and macOS 26.3 Fix Dozens of Vulnerabilities, Including Zero-Day

Re:iOS 26.3 and macOS 26.3 Fix Dozens of Vulnerabilities, In... by epistasis on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @05:53PM (#46982390)

It's about 60% as usable. Weird and distracting jiggling makes it hard to target where the button will be.

Also the placement of buttons and functionality is completely scattered around the UIs, which severely reduces usability. What do all the mystery meat buttons do now? One has to relearn all the UX. There's a ton of improvement needed, it's about first-draft level quality.

Dark mode UI elements are almost invisible too, frequently.

It has a "my first redesign project" feel everywhere. On macOS I upgraded right away and it was a huge downgrade on performance. On iPhone I waited until 26.2, and merely had to suffer far lower usability.

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Re:iOS 26.3 and macOS 26.3 Fix Dozens of Vulnerabilities, In... by hyperbovine on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @07:20PM (#46983193)

What does % usable even mean?

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Re:iOS 26.3 and macOS 26.3 Fix Dozens of Vulnerabilities, In... by epistasis on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @07:59PM (#46983551)

That's a great question to a very vague subjective estimate! To me it means that about 60% of the interactions are as usable as the prior version. About 40% of actions I undertake on my phone cause a visceral "ugh this sucks now" reaction.

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Re:iOS 26.3 and macOS 26.3 Fix Dozens of Vulnerabilities, In... by kcplate on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @08:17PM (#46983695)

Try toggling “Reduce motion” and “Reduce transparency” on and see if your percentage improves.

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