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DESCRIPTION: A space for anyone who uses Apple products, appreciates what they get right, and wants to talk plainly about what they don’t. This is a friendly place for healthy criticism. You don’t have to love the company. You don’t have to hate it either. If you want honest discussion about Apple hardware, software, ecosystem choices, design decisions, frustrations, or pleasant surprises, you’re welcome here.

RULES: This is a place for:

Thoughtful critique, real-world experience, and respectful disagreement
Sharing tips, solutions, workarounds, and overlooked features
Questioning decisions without turning everything into a complaint thread
Welcoming users at any level of experience or enthusiasm

This is not a place for:

Trolling, pile-ons, or knee-jerk negativity
Brand loyalty debates
Personal attacks, sarcasm aimed at other users, or rhetorical grandstanding
Gatekeeping based on technical skill, platform history, or product ownership
Derogatory references to cults or fanboyism. I don’t actually believe those things really exist anymore. If you wanna talk about them in a historical context, that’s totally fine.

You use Apple. You think about it. (Maybe you think different). That’s all it takes to participate here.

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Reverendender@sh.itjust.works

What’s a subtle Apple design or UI decision that drives you nuts, and what were they thinking? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 days ago by Reverendender@sh.itjust.works to c/saltycaramelapple@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

One of my very few successes was getting Karabiner Desktop to customize my new ergonomic mouse, so now button 5 goes back in Safari and button 4 goes forward. But only as long as Karabiner is running, so it launches on login now.

And let’s not forget the remote app on the iPhone, which had no Next or Back buttons whatsoever. They finally added it in iOS 18, however you have to do it in accessibility, and if you turn it on, then you can’t swipe anymore. Because fuck you.