Frank Zappa的黑色幽默，时代融合与实验编排的有机平衡——专辑推荐239.One Size Fits All-Frank Zappa/The Mothers of Invention (评论: One Size Fits All)
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This Wearable Insta360 Action Camera Bundle Is Nearly $90 Off Right Now
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John Coltrane的星辰遗言与最后航行——专辑推荐240.Stellar Regions-John Coltrane (评论: Stellar Regions)
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The Out-of-Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture: What Is 'Omoggle'?
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Venmo's New App Design Comes With a Great Privacy Update
For me, Venmo has always been the app to settle quick debts. Someone puts their card down at dinner, and I Venmo them my share; I covered costs on a trip, and the group Venmos me in return. But Venmo has always seemed like it wanted to be more than that. The app feels like a hybrid between a banking service, a social media platform, and a place to buy and sell crypto. None of that is changing with its new redesign; in fact, it feels like it's leaning into that multi-use experience more than ever. But it is making a big privacy change, at least for new users, that probably should have been there from launch.
How Venmo is changing in the coming weeks
Venmo is launching a redesigned app over the coming weeks, and the changes aren't subtle: The overhauled UI definitely looks like an app launching in 2026, with large rounded blocks, bolded names and text, and updated imagery throughout. Over time, the company also plans to introduce new sections to the app, which it calls "surfaces." There's "Send," which contains the usual Venmo features like fund sharing and payment scheduling; "Money," which lets you buy and sell crypto and link your account to other services; and "Rewards," which hosts Venmo's cash back program and offers.
If you're an existing Venmo user, you'll notice these changes immediately, of course. But perhaps the biggest change of all only impacts new Venmo users—in a good way, mind you. Going forward, users signing up for new Venmo accounts will have their transactions set to private by default. They can change this option, of course, but if they don't adjust their settings, all of the payments they use Venmo for will be hidden from their friends and contacts, rather than populate on the main feed.
This is a pretty radical change for Venmo. Throughout Venmo's history, new users' profiles were set to public from the get-go. If you didn't intervene, your transactions would be broadcast to anyone who follows you or the person you paid: That's a good thing if you're Venmo, which wants the extra engagement; or, perhaps, a nosey user who wants to see who's paying who for what. But most of us probably don't want or need the Venmo world knowing our financial business, even if we don't have anything to "hide." As such, this change is a good one.
Of course, Venmo doesn't force you to display your transactions publicly. You can change this setting at any time, and make all of your transactions private by default. You can also set individual payments as private, if you have some transactions you want to keep off the timeline. But many (if not most) users aren't going to go out of their way to change the default options after setting up their accounts. As such, I'm willing to bet that a good percentage of the transactions visible on Venmo aren't from people who want to share that information. That wouldn't be a problem had Venmo set their accounts to private from the start.
How to set your Venmo account to private
If you have a new Venmo account, your privacy situation is set. But if you've had your account awhile, you might be set to public if you've never changed it. Luckily, if you want to be private, it's easy: Open the app, then head to your profile. Hit the settings gear in the top right, then choose "Privacy." Here, make sure "Private" is checked off. If you're okay sharing with just friends, you can choose "Friends" as well. But for a totally off-the-grid experience, hit "Private." You can also set individual payments to Private if you don't want to hide all your payments. Once you reach the pay screen, hit "Public" in the same line as "Privacy," then choose "Private" or "Friends."
Now, your transactions will still appear in the feed, but will be visible only to you and the other party involved. You can tell from the little lock icon that appears in the payment.
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For me, Venmo has always been the app to settle quick debts. Someone puts their card down at dinner, and I Venmo them my share; I covered costs on a trip, and the group Venmos me in return. But Venmo has always seemed like it wanted to be more than that. The app feels like a hybrid between a banking service, a social media platform, and a place to buy and sell crypto. None of that is changing with its new redesign; in fact, it feels like it's leaning into that multi-use experience more than ever. But it is making a big privacy change, at least for new users, that probably should have been there from launch.
How Venmo is changing in the coming weeks
Venmo is launching a redesigned app over the coming weeks, and the changes aren't subtle: The overhauled UI definitely looks like an app launching in 2026, with large rounded blocks, bolded names and text, and updated imagery throughout. Over time, the company also plans to introduce new sections to the app, which it calls "surfaces." There's "Send," which contains the usual Venmo features like fund sharing and payment scheduling; "Money," which lets you buy and sell crypto and link your account to other services; and "Rewards," which hosts Venmo's cash back program and offers.
If you're an existing Venmo user, you'll notice these changes immediately, of course. But perhaps the biggest change of all only impacts new Venmo users—in a good way, mind you. Going forward, users signing up for new Venmo accounts will have their transactions set to private by default. They can change this option, of course, but if they don't adjust their settings, all of the payments they use Venmo for will be hidden from their friends and contacts, rather than populate on the main feed.
This is a pretty radical change for Venmo. Throughout Venmo's history, new users' profiles were set to public from the get-go. If you didn't intervene, your transactions would be broadcast to anyone who follows you or the person you paid: That's a good thing if you're Venmo, which wants the extra engagement; or, perhaps, a nosey user who wants to see who's paying who for what. But most of us probably don't want or need the Venmo world knowing our financial business, even if we don't have anything to "hide." As such, this change is a good one.
Of course, Venmo doesn't force you to display your transactions publicly. You can change this setting at any time, and make all of your transactions private by default. You can also set individual payments as private, if you have some transactions you want to keep off the timeline. But many (if not most) users aren't going to go out of their way to change the default options after setting up their accounts. As such, I'm willing to bet that a good percentage of the transactions visible on Venmo aren't from people who want to share that information. That wouldn't be a problem had Venmo set their accounts to private from the start.
How to set your Venmo account to private
If you have a new Venmo account, your privacy situation is set. But if you've had your account awhile, you might be set to public if you've never changed it. Luckily, if you want to be private, it's easy: Open the app, then head to your profile. Hit the settings gear in the top right, then choose "Privacy." Here, make sure "Private" is checked off. If you're okay sharing with just friends, you can choose "Friends" as well. But for a totally off-the-grid experience, hit "Private." You can also set individual payments to Private if you don't want to hide all your payments. Once you reach the pay screen, hit "Public" in the same line as "Privacy," then choose "Private" or "Friends."
Now, your transactions will still appear in the feed, but will be visible only to you and the other party involved. You can tell from the little lock icon that appears in the payment.
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Here's How Apple Plans to Change Liquid Glass in macOS 27
Liquid Glass, Apple's big design overhaul for the "26" era, is contentious to say the least. Some users love it, some hate it, and others despise it. There's a real spectrum of opinions out there, especially since Apple rolled out the design to all of its products. iPhones got it with iOS; iPads with iPadOS 26, and, of course, Macs with macOS 26. Apple later added controls to adjust the look of Liquid Glass across all these platforms, but it's far from an off switch. If you don't like Liquid Glass, you probably aren't going to like Liquid Glass-lite.
It seems, however, that some of the criticism is being levied at some platforms more than others. While Liquid Glass on the iPhone has its detractors, its macOS' interpretation of the design that is drawing ire. Some users aren't happy with the effect Liquid Glass has on legibility across the OS. I like the design overall, but I can agree that, at times, it can be more difficult to read text across a variety of elements than it should be. If you open Control Center, for example, the glassy elements can obscure the text within, especially if you open Control Center over a bright white article or Word document. The same can happen with other UI elements that blend over others; the glassy effect can make it difficult to read.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman suggests these issues may be due to the Mac's varying display types: Apple's computers can come with LCD or mini-LED displays, not OLED like on the iPhone, Apple Watch, and some iPads. It's possible Apple's glass effects work a bit better on OLED than these other display types, which is why most of the biggest complaints come from Mac users. Apple is working on an OLED MacBook, which could ship as soon as this year, so that could remedy some of the issues, but it wouldn't fix the problem for critics with existing Macs.
macOS 27 could fix these legibility issues with Liquid Glass
As Gurman reports, however, Apple is looking to make some design changes to Liquid Glass on macOS 27. The goal is to update shadows and transparency on the Mac: If Apple can manage to adjust these elements and optimize them for the Mac's larger and varying display types, Liquid Glass could be a bit more useful on macOS. Gurman's source suggests that these changes reflect Apple's original intent for the design. That doesn't surprise me, as the company's original concept video does feel a bit more fluid than the end result.
To be clear, however, this will not be a Liquid Glass "overhaul," nor is the design going anywhere. Gurman says that macOS 27 will mark a "slight redesign" for Liquid Glass, but will not change or erase it completely. If you like Liquid Glass, like me, this should be good news; if you're a critic or a skeptic, you might be a bit disappointed.
But this appears to be Apple's goal for the "27" era: polish and refinement. Gurman has previously reported that the new wave of updates due out this year will offer bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements in favor of a bundle of new features. That sounds great to me: My Apple products already do just about everything I want them to; if Apple can just make the experience a bit smoother, that'll check off most of my requests. Of course, the company likely isn't omitting new features entirely: They're still on the hook for the AI updates to Siri that they promised two years ago (and are currently settling a lawsuit over). But if macOS 27 largely makes my Macs look and run a bit better, I'll be quite content.
via Lifehacker (author: Jake Peterson)
Liquid Glass, Apple's big design overhaul for the "26" era, is contentious to say the least. Some users love it, some hate it, and others despise it. There's a real spectrum of opinions out there, especially since Apple rolled out the design to all of its products. iPhones got it with iOS; iPads with iPadOS 26, and, of course, Macs with macOS 26. Apple later added controls to adjust the look of Liquid Glass across all these platforms, but it's far from an off switch. If you don't like Liquid Glass, you probably aren't going to like Liquid Glass-lite.
It seems, however, that some of the criticism is being levied at some platforms more than others. While Liquid Glass on the iPhone has its detractors, its macOS' interpretation of the design that is drawing ire. Some users aren't happy with the effect Liquid Glass has on legibility across the OS. I like the design overall, but I can agree that, at times, it can be more difficult to read text across a variety of elements than it should be. If you open Control Center, for example, the glassy elements can obscure the text within, especially if you open Control Center over a bright white article or Word document. The same can happen with other UI elements that blend over others; the glassy effect can make it difficult to read.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman suggests these issues may be due to the Mac's varying display types: Apple's computers can come with LCD or mini-LED displays, not OLED like on the iPhone, Apple Watch, and some iPads. It's possible Apple's glass effects work a bit better on OLED than these other display types, which is why most of the biggest complaints come from Mac users. Apple is working on an OLED MacBook, which could ship as soon as this year, so that could remedy some of the issues, but it wouldn't fix the problem for critics with existing Macs.
macOS 27 could fix these legibility issues with Liquid Glass
As Gurman reports, however, Apple is looking to make some design changes to Liquid Glass on macOS 27. The goal is to update shadows and transparency on the Mac: If Apple can manage to adjust these elements and optimize them for the Mac's larger and varying display types, Liquid Glass could be a bit more useful on macOS. Gurman's source suggests that these changes reflect Apple's original intent for the design. That doesn't surprise me, as the company's original concept video does feel a bit more fluid than the end result.
To be clear, however, this will not be a Liquid Glass "overhaul," nor is the design going anywhere. Gurman says that macOS 27 will mark a "slight redesign" for Liquid Glass, but will not change or erase it completely. If you like Liquid Glass, like me, this should be good news; if you're a critic or a skeptic, you might be a bit disappointed.
But this appears to be Apple's goal for the "27" era: polish and refinement. Gurman has previously reported that the new wave of updates due out this year will offer bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements in favor of a bundle of new features. That sounds great to me: My Apple products already do just about everything I want them to; if Apple can just make the experience a bit smoother, that'll check off most of my requests. Of course, the company likely isn't omitting new features entirely: They're still on the hook for the AI updates to Siri that they promised two years ago (and are currently settling a lawsuit over). But if macOS 27 largely makes my Macs look and run a bit better, I'll be quite content.
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iOS 26.5 Just Dropped, and It Includes One Very Annoying New iPhone Change
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iOS 26.5 Just Dropped, and It Includes One Very Annoying New…
After keeping things low-key with iOS 26.3, Apple rolled out a sizable update for iOS 26.4—especially for Apple Music users. That app's UI now matches the art of the album you're checking out; you can use AI to generate new playlists, and find upcoming concerts…