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raframyesterday at 3:12 PM1 replyview on HN

Is this… skeuomorphism in an Apple UI? In 2026?

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/images/2026/01/apple-introduc...


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kstrauseryesterday at 3:17 PM

No. Skeuomorphism would have you dragging the AirTag from a picture of your pocket to a picture of someone else’s pocket, and you’d lose the ability to track it yourself then, because it would belong to the other person now.

Skeuomorphism is more about making the UI work like the real world, not just look like it.