Tim Cook: Fitts’ law? I don't know him

And why Apple doesn’t give a shit.

Basically Fitt’s Law is one of the most important principles of human-computer interaction, which states that bigger targets are easier to hit than smaller ones.

And Apple doesn’t give a damn about this because they just threw it out the damn window.

Before iOS 26, you had the bottom of the screen, and the navigation bar was convenient not because of being on the bottom, but because these targets were big enough for you to hit them. Now, they are tiny compared to previous iOS versions.

HOW MUCH WORSE DO YOU WANT IT? YES

Now there’s a huge gap between the bottom of your phone and the bottom navigation bar, now called Toolbar. Which creates a lot of problems for elderly people, people with bad eyesight, people with disabilities, people with bad motor skills, and in general, for anyone who doesn’t have perfect hand-eye coordination.

I tried disabling transparency across the whole iOS, but that didn’t work.

MACOS AND WINDOWS

If you have a Mac or Windows computer, you will notice that at the bottom of the screen is the dock or taskbar respectively, this area is easy to get to. Why? Because of Fitt’s Law! You can throw your mouse at this target and hit it, no matter how strong or weak your hand is, you will hit it 100% of the time when you reach the bottom of the screen. The elements in this area are buttons with an infinite bottom.

MACOS

On macOS, at the top of the screen is the Mac menu bar, which, also thanks to Fitt’s Law, is easy to hit. Throw your mouse and you will hit with a 100% success rate. The elements in this area are buttons with an infinite top.