John Gruber 8/19/2026

★ Apple Screwed Up the TestFlight App’s Sort Order a Month Ago, and It’s Still Screwed Up, but the More I Think About It, the More Clear It Is They Started Screwing This Up 15 Years Ago

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This article criticizes Apple's TestFlight app update (version 4.3) which introduced a search field but also changed the default sort order of the app list from recency to alphabetical. The author argues that recency sorting is essential for users managing many beta apps, and the change makes it difficult to see which apps have updates. The article also reflects on the broader loss of UI conventions like sortable list headers, which were standard in desktop computing but omitted in iOS. The author expresses frustration that the issue persists after a month and questions whether Apple designers use their own products.

★ Apple Screwed Up the TestFlight App’s Sort Order a Month Ago, and It’s Still Screwed Up, but the More I Think About It, the More Clear It Is They Started Screwing This Up 15 Years Ago

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