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psmith2.0
Mr. Vieira
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
 
2021-07-23, 12:16

Yeah, stuff like that should be a quick, easy fix. More people(?) are on iPhones and iPads than Macs, so I think the wording used on the iOS stuff should be used. It is shorter and it's what more of the world seems to think of as the place to go to tweak all your...well, settings.

System Preferences just seems like an unnecessary mouthful.

Anytime I'm doing the "phone support" thing to a fairly new Mac-using relative or family friend, and I'm telling them to go to System Preferences, it's always followed by me saying "it'll be the icon in your dock with the gears...".

"Oh, you mean like the settings on my iPhone?"

"Exactly."

"Well, why isn't it called 'Settings' on my Mac?"

"I have no idea, but it's basically the same thing."

"That makes no sense...I thought Apple was better about this kind of shit?"

"You're right on both. What can I say?"



That one silly little difference adds an extra, unnecessary, 5-6 sentence exchange/detour from the task at hand...every single time.

Fix this, Apple. At this point, it's goofy to have both. I know the Mac's history is longer/more established, but I also think, in 2021, most people are more comfortable/familiar with iPhone/iOS conventions. And if it makes sense to reflect that on the Mac, then you should do so. Settings...same icon/purpose on both devices, Mac and iPhone.

Duh.

No reason these should both be named differently at this point, IMO.
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