{"id":35124,"date":"2022-02-25T16:09:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T21:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=35124"},"modified":"2022-02-25T19:24:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T00:24:54","slug":"system-preferences-reimagined","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/25\/system-preferences-reimagined\/","title":{"rendered":"System Preferences Reimagined"},"content":{"rendered":"

BasicAppleGuy<\/a>:<\/p>\n

As features have continued being added to macOS, Apple has opted to force new preferences inside existing ones to avoid icon overcrowding. Focus Mode on iOS is crammed into the new ‘Notifications & Focus’ tab on macOS, Night Shift is a tiny button on the bottom right under the Display settings, and the Control Centre is managed behind the ‘Dock & Menu Bar’ icon through a process of having the user individually click-through 15+ different tabs to customize their Menu Bar.<\/p>

And while some settings are crammed together, others feel needlessly scattered. AppleID, Family Sharing, Internet Accounts, & Users & Groups are four different preference icons, while on iOS they are essentially all managed under a single tab.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

I’m not thrilled with this particular reimagining, but this is an area that Apple should be looking at.<\/p>\n\n

Shawn Adrian<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Am I the only one who can literally never find a thing on this panel without using search?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

I used to know exactly where each icon was, but several versions ago the order changed, then the icons changed, and now I spend a long time hunting every time I open the window. It’s better to just open the relevant pane using LaunchBar.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n