iOS 16 is ruining my theme, please help!

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iOS 16 is ruining my theme, please help!

This is how it looked in iOS 15 and how it looks in iOS 16. The transparency is gone and now it just looks like an ugly mess. The iOS 16 dock is ruining my theme. Is there a way to fix this?

iPhone 8 Plus

Posted on Sep 12, 2022 8:13 PM

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_Eric_ Author

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Sep 13, 2022 8:33 AM in response to _Eric_

I got it fixed. I had “Reduce Transparency” turned on. When I turned it off, the dock doesn't look ugly anymore!

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Sep 13, 2022 8:44 AM in response to _Eric_

As I said in my first response:

You can try playing with some of the settings in Accessibility>Display and Text Size.

And you did and your problem is solved!

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Sep 12, 2022 8:34 PM in response to _Eric_

If Apple has decided to make the dock less transparent, there's probably not much you can do about it. You can try playing with some of the settings in Accessibility>Display and Text Size.

You can let Apple know your thoughts on the matter here:

Product Feedback - Apple

But yes, I agree, those pictures are an ugly mess.

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_Eric_ Author

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Sep 12, 2022 9:43 PM in response to Chris0107

Yes that’s the dock, that ugly grey square thing at the bottom. In iOS 15 it was transparent so it blended in, but in iOS 16 it’s not so it sticks out like a sore thumb and I hate it.

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Chris0107

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Sep 12, 2022 9:32 PM in response to _Eric_

yes, it was serious question.. I haven't seen a Home Screen with no Dock.. or you must have just pulled all the icons out of the dock? Also.. no app labels/names underneath all your app icons.. I have not seen that.

Maybe I just don't mess around with my phone enough, or been awhile since I've had an older model.. And I'm used to newer devices or something. The dock for me is more of the 'bubble' type, if I pulled everything from my dock and took a screenshot, it would not be so rectangular and take up the entire bottom of the screen.. It would have a perimeter about it

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Sep 12, 2022 10:25 PM in response to _Eric_

_Eric_ wrote:

Not "those pictures" just the one for iOS 16... unless you think my custom home screen is ugly, in which case please never talk to me again.

You don't speak to people who don't share your aesthetic?

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_Eric_ Author

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Sep 13, 2022 2:57 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

IdrisSeabright wrote:

You don't speak to people who don't share your aesthetic?

No, I don't speak to children. Your inclusion of the last line was completely unnecessary and just shows you have a childish mentality. Now please do as I suggested, and stop talking to me. Opinions like that are best kept to yourself, it was insulting. Grow up and learn how to talk to others.

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Sep 13, 2022 6:18 AM in response to _Eric_

_Eric_ wrote:

IdrisSeabright wrote:

You don't speak to people who don't share your aesthetic?

No, I don't speak to children. Your inclusion of the last line was completely unnecessary and just shows you have a childish mentality. Now please do as I suggested, and stop talking to me. Opinions like that are best kept to yourself, it was insulting. Grow up and learn how to talk to others.

You have certainly provided me with some amusement this morning.

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_Eric_ Author

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Sep 13, 2022 8:46 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

IdrisSeabright wrote:

As I said in my first response:

You can try playing with some of the settings in Accessibility>Display and Text Size.

And you did and your problem is solved!

You said check TEXT SIZE, that's not quite the same thing. Someone on Discord told me what to do. So they helped, not you. Don't try to take credit for this, all you did was insult me and be a nuisance. Now go away.

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