Apps like Calendar, Activity Monitor and TV show tabs in the header or title bar, each with a different tab design.
By now you must be rightfully thinking "but John these are all old screenshots, updates to Mac OS X and iOS must have addressed these issues... right?", dear reader allow me to introduce you to the UI/UX hell that is Mac OS 26 and iOS 26 that not only did not fix these issues, but introduced much worse design choices.
Don't believe me?
Take a look at the Search Bar (if one can still call it that) in Finder
I dare say, wouldn't it be rather logical to expect that an app called 'Finder'—whose entire existence hinges upon the concept of finding things—might offer a search bar that doesn't require a bloody archaeology degree to unearth? Apparently not.
But first, let's talk about iOS 26, because it's a proper dumpster fire.
Files app
Here's the iOS 26 Files app in dark mode, and light mode side by side. Notice anything missing? Like the folder name or the barely visible down arrow? It's almost as if they haven't tested iOS 26 in dark mode at all.
Share sheet
Immediately after updating to iOS 26, I took screen captures of all the broken things, and wanted to share them with a bunch of friends to warn them not to update. I pressed share, and this is what the app icons in the share sheet looked like :
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