Design Principles

Purpose

Apple's first principle: make something meaningful and decide what NOT to build. Every feature spends the user's time, attention, and trust, so each one must earn its place.

Cutting a rarely-used setting is a Purpose decision โ€” the app gets clearer for everyone else.

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