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For Mac Eyes Only 459 – Tahoe is Ugly (And How to Fix It)

episode #459, October 13, 2025

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Darren shares his thoughts on macOS Tahoe 26, including both new and improved apps, interface changes, and little surprise and delight elements Liquid Glass brings to Tahoe. Mike moves on to discuss his issues with macOS Tahoe’s Liquid Glass interface as well as potential fixes including helping apps escape “icon jail”, ways to mitigate the Liquid Glass effects, or even how to selectively eliminate Liquid Glass entirely. Mike closes out the episode with his Essential App pick: SolidGlass

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