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[Nebulys]

Apple UI Design Chief Alan Dye Leaving for Meta

Apple UI design head Alan Dye is leaving the company and transitioning to Meta, reports Bloomberg. Dye took over Apple's user interface design team in 2015 when former Apple designer Jony Ive transitioned to Chief Design Officer, and he's held that position since then. Dye has been at Apple...

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The dude who oversaw Liquid Glass is out.

Hopefully he takes Liquid Ass with him.

 

[Le Pertti]

I wonder how long liquid glass will be around now, they dont change the look of their stuff too quickly but feels like there could be a bigger push now to do so.

 

[Nebulys]

I think it’s clear the look is divisive, so hopefully they go for something more accessible and simple.

Edit: John Gruber posted a scathing takedown of Dye.

 

[NarohDethan]

So I picked up my S24 Ultra yesterday to keep it up to date. It downloaded apps and updates fine. Today it doesn't fucking work. I have tried everything short of factory reset the phone. Apps from Galaxy Store download just fine though, so who the fuck knows.

This has never happened to me ever lmao

 

[Le Pertti]

So I picked up my S24 Ultra yesterday to keep it up to date. It downloaded apps and updates fine. Today it doesn't fucking work. I have tried everything short of factory reset the phone. Apps from Galaxy Store download just fine though, so who the fuck knows.

This has never happened to me ever lmao

Sounds about right what I would expect from android.

 

[NarohDethan]

Sounds about right what I would expect from android.

Turned out it was my WiFi, connected to another network and it worked.

 

[Le Pertti]

I still use my super old oneplus phone to have the gym app on, so that me and partner can use it and go at different times. I do wonder if I will go over something different for my next phone, dont want to go for android since well google is way more evil than apple, but by the time I need to get a new phone I hope there will be more open OSes and phones that use them

 

[NarohDethan]

I still use my super old oneplus phone to have the gym app on, so that me and partner can use it and go at different times. I do wonder if I will go over something different for my next phone, dont want to go for android since well google is way more evil than apple, but by the time I need to get a new phone I hope there will be more open OSes and phones that use them

There’s always Huawei. Not sure if they’re banned in Europe though.

 

[Le Pertti]

There’s always Huawei. Not sure if they’re banned in Europe though.

They arent android? also dont think they are open either, Im talking fully open source OS, now that ive become a linux nerd, might as well go all in lol

 

[NarohDethan]

They arent android? also dont think they are open either, Im talking fully open source OS, now that ive become a linux nerd, might as well go all in lol

No, they have their own HarmonyOS now.

 

[Nebulys]

I’d love for there to be a viable alternative to Android and iOS. Alas.

That said, I’m at a point now where I can almost switch OS at will and not have switching costs.

The main sticking point for me right now is the office suite. But Proton is quickly making that a non-issue.

 

[NarohDethan]

I’d love for there to be a viable alternative to Android and iOS. Alas.

That said, I’m at a point now where I can almost switch OS at will and not have switching costs.

The main sticking point for me right now is the office suite. But Proton is quickly making that a non-issue.

I do see myself alternating Android / iOS every other day. I'm trying to break out of the ecosystem, because I dislike the feeling that I'll be greatly inconvenienced if I stop consuming from a specific brand.