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Probably, but they tend to also make for an ugly look, like the “Increase Contrast” setting in iOS. The other way around would be better: Have an accessible down-to-earth default, and a secondary “fancy visuals” mode for those who want that.

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I have no complaints with the UI settings I use on iOS: reduce motion, reduce transparency, differentiate without color.

Given the huge change and sensitivity to accessibility I'm going to guess the opposite -- it will be designed to look nice without transparency.

"reduce motion" is gone in the new macOS beta.

no it isn't

the autistic user base is vastly smaller than the neurotypical user base. So it makes sense to ship settings that most people would like.

It’s simply a matter of “which settings would MOST of our users want enabled by default?”

I do agree that the accessibility settings can make ios pretty ugly though. It’s a real shame. :(

I’m don’t think that most users want a fancy new look that also decreases usability and readability. At least that’s not the impression I get with the users I talk to. Maybe most users let themselves be impressed in a marketing sense, but that doesn’t mean they would actively want it by themselves.

The version most people would like is usually the first or second iteration. Then designers need to change things to keep it looking new and fresh and the changes are inherently going to be worse because that's the only option available.

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