Happy marriage or hostile divorce?
To update to 26.2 or not to update, that is the question.
Give it a try, be brave, and let us know the result.
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I was an early adopter of the first build of 9.3, which was broken (thank you, Time Machine). So I reckon itās someone elseās turn.
Should we draw lots?
Iām running latest Tahoe and PL, Mac Mini 48Gb
Everything seems to be working fine
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I really donāt like the look and feel of Tahoe. I plan on staying with Sequoia for a while yet
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No new issues here running Tahoe 26.2 and DPL 9.3.0 build 35 on my M1 iMac.
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It still looks infinitely better than a Windows hash.
I understand compatibility reasons for delaying updates, but you know youāre going to update eventually, so just bite the bullet.
If already running Tahoe then definitely. By all accounts itās a much more stable release than 26.1.
if you are still on Sequoia however then aside from security update aspects Iām not sure Iād have updated (I wasnāt paying attention when I set up my new machine and updated to Tahoe inadvertently and can not be bothered with the hassle in downgrading) unless there is some key feature you wanted.
As for issues with PL Iāve not seen any but havenāt used it much since the update. Caveat being I wasnāt seeing any anyway bar the issue with PL build 33 which was rectified in build 35.
Fairly in-different to it tbh once in use.
I actually prefer the transparent menu bar but thatās because it looks better with the ānotchā on my MacBooks display.
The Liquid Glass seems fine too to me although I use the tinted option.
Main issue is little inconsistency in UI elements when in full screen.
Rounded corners in elements where it just looks wrong with Finder being the main culprit Iāve noticed.
So far, so good. Running fine on both a MacBook Air M2 and a Mac Mini M4.
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As far as Iāve tested, PL 9.3 build 35 and macOS 26.2 work as expected
on my 2020 M1 MacBook Air.
AI masks appear quickly, only the āflowerā recognition took longer than the 2-3 seconds I got with the other mask types. Optical corrections are present in exported images too.
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So the regression introduced with 26.1 is fixed by Apple?
DxO is the only one who can answer that question 
It is just look and feel. you will quickly get used to Tahoe.
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MacOS has had approximately the same look and feel since the introduction of the Aqua look and feel. yes, things have changed and become less clunky, but everything still felt āsolidā and tangible. Apple did introduce ābuttonlessā buttons, where all you saw was a line of text with no border. But, at least, the buttons and toolbars still felt āsolidā and opaque.
Now, for those with visual difficulties, it is harder to distinguish between the text on buttons, panels, etc and that which shows through from behind.
At least iOS 26.1 now gives the option of turning some of this crap off for those who wan to. Letās hope they come to their senses and do the same for macOS.
Joanna that you dont like it does not make it crap. I am fine with it for one. If you have issues look into the Accessibility Settings. Apple usually go a long way to give options there.
Just installed the latest build on Mac OS 26.2 and the AI selection is back to full speed. Every works perfectly.
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iOS 7 had many issues and complaints with its āflatā design, which got refined and improved over time. The same will happen with Tahoe; itās only been a few months into essentially a 1.0 release.
I take heart because Alan Dye has left Apple and birdies are singing that many employees are ecstatically happy about that. My hope is, like the Macs clawing back ports after Ives left, the software will do the same now.
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The Liquid Glass issues pale into insignificance against the abomination that was System Settings last year.
And yes, buttons havenāt been buttons in a while. One could argue that a semi-transparent blob with confusing content behind it is more user friendly than an undefined area of the screen in the vicinity (some size of vicinity) of a word or words. Sometimes.