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I think it looks better (on Mac and iOS) than any other Liquid Glass app. And I can’t blame Brent for adopting it. One of the standout features of the app is just being native, not trying to re-invent the wheel with custom GUI, and taking advantage of built-in platform features.

My favorite NNW feature is iCloud syncing: Not needing a separate RSS back-end (but of course you can use one if you want to sync with other clients).

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> think it looks better (on Mac and iOS) than any other Liquid Glass app

what a weird comparison, the baseline is the previous version of the app

> standout features of the app is just being native, not trying to re-invent the wheel with custom GUI, and taking advantage of built-in platform features

Since the previous GUI isn't custom you don't lose your standout features

Well I think the iOS version is better! I don't like Liquid Glass on Mac though.

Ok, to get back to the original point: does making one of your platforms worse jibe with the quality philosophy?

Yes, because it means that as Liquid Glass improves with Alan Dye out the door, NNW will automatically benefit from the improvements. Having an app that just follows the current standard native platform conventions is better for users and leads to apps that behave in a predicable way.

Doesn't make sense, the improvements can still be worse than pre-glass, and it's not guaranteed they will be better. Also, what's the rush, why not implement it after it's improved? The predictability is the opposite - you've changed design, breaking predictable patterns. Also, cutting off users can't be better for users

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