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by hexbin010 186 days ago
Having to toggle the beta is not acceptable and the parent is right to class that as not available
3 comments

Thanks for your support. I also find these dark patterns unacceptable and even as a technical person one needs forums to figure out why it only shows the 26.2 update very prominently and not the relevant one. x
We can argue over whether 3 extra taps to access counts as "acceptable" or not, but it's clearly not enough of a hurdle to be considered "not available". Otherwise you might as well count iOS 26 as not being available either, because that needs at least 4 taps to install (settings -> about -> software updates -> install -> enter pin -> ok).
It's about being a hidden trick, and you know it.
Way to move the goalposts. The comments prior to your comment were:

>Liquid Glass is now mandatory if you care about security.

and

>It is not available. [...] the download is not showing up on the phone.

I stand corrected on this front
IOS 26 is even less acceptable, so pick your poison.
Let's not labour the definition of acceptable to derail the conversation further