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macOS Tahoe’s icons are a mess, but not the ones you think

There have been a lot of complaints about Liquid Glass on macOS Tahoe, drawing comparisons to the much-maligned Windows Vista ...

macOS Tahoe icons do exactly what Apple said designers should never do

OS Tahoe app icons came under fire late last year with commenters describing them as “terrible” and “objectively bad.” ...

Apple's macOS Tahoe may have an 'icon problem'

Apple's macOS Tahoe faces backlash for menu icons, echoing 1992 guidelines against clutter. Software engineer Nikita Prokopov ...

Design Criticism: Does macOS Tahoe break Apple's principles?

Apple's latest design change in macOS Tahoe, adding an icon to every menu item, is causing discussions. Criticism is ...
AppleInsider

macOS 26 says goodbye to the classic hard drive icon

macOS Tahoe quietly retires the old Mac drive icon in favor of a sleeker, SSD-inspired design. Tuesday's developer beta release of macOS Tahoe 26 brought a bit of sad news. The old Macintosh HD icon ...
Geeky Gadgets

Apple’s Bold Icon Redesign Will Change How You See Your Apps (WWDC 2025)

What if the apps you use every day suddenly felt fresher, more intuitive, and visually striking? Apple’s latest redesign of its app icons is doing just that—redefining how users interact with their ...
The Verge

Phew: Apple fixed the Finder icon in macOS Tahoe 26

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at ...