macOS 27 Golden Gate makes one design decision that I would change for MacBooks
If there’s one change I could make to iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, it would be disabling the new swipe-down gesture to invoke Siri AI. There are enough ways to summon Siri that don’t break my muscle memory around opening Notification Center on my iPhone and iPad. Meanwhile, on the Mac, it’s almost all good news with macOS 27 Golden Gate. Even in late August, new betas are still adding delightful changes…
Many Mac users are satisfied with macOS 27 Golden Gate, released in late August. However, one design decision stands out as a potential improvement: the battery indicator within the redesigned menu bar control. By default, this percentage indicator appears as a simple battery-shaped visual, which some users find aesthetically pleasing.
Yet, for the author of this account, the lack of a visible percentage makes it harder to gauge battery life accurately. They prefer to display the percentage on their Mac, similar to how it's shown on their iPhone with iOS 27. Apple's decision to incorporate the percentage inside the battery icon on iPhone, within the limited screen space at the top of the device, serves as a density solution.
However, this approach doesn't present the same challenge on Macs, where ample screen real estate is available in the menu bar. The author has found their battery awareness to be diminished with the current design, and they hope Apple will reconsider this choice in the future. In the meantime, they have created a free menu bar utility using Codex to display the battery state and percentage clearly. This utility can be downloaded and installed for personal use, as mentioned in the source.
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