Is there a way to revert just the Calculator App back to the iOS 17 version?

pevelyn wrote:

Unfortunately when you go via the product feedback, apple don't allow you to complain about the Calculator app! Almost like they know hahah

Or, you could just put feedback under "iPhone." There are lots of built-in apps that don't have separate sections.

drooburger wrote:

I hate the new calculator. I can no longer add a % to a number and see what that additional amount is. I need to then minus the new total from the existing. SO ANNOYING APPLE!!!!!

Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Meanwhile, there are lots and lots of third-party calculator apps available. PCalc is well regarded.

Lippy1234 wrote:

Please. How do I get my calculator back to normal?!

You cannot change the Calculator app.

You can let Apple know what you think they should change here:

Product Feedback - Apple

You can also look at third-party calculator apps in the App Store. One that is frequently recommended is PCalc.

Exactly! Why did they do this? This makes tipping so hard. Thanks Apple

for ruining a very basic app.

I was having the same issue. I downloaded pCalc lite and it shows you the percentage amount on there before you see the total amount

seriously i agree with you! bring back the old basic calculator!!! the new one is so annoying!!

Classic situation of don't fix something if it isn't broken.

I absolutely hate this new Calculator update. I want to change it back to the original one in 17. What good is a calculator if it doesn’t show the running totals? Please give us a choice. Don’t lock us into something we can’t stand.

There were more users requesting the new calculator than users wanting no change. You only recourse is to submit feedback to Apple. If enough of you do so you may get a reaction. The reason for the change is that users were submitting feedback requesting the new features.

So for now you are locked into something you can’t stand. The majority rules.

Of course there are all kinds of calculator apps available for the Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Start looking for one that suits your needs.

Haha. My previous post was deleted by the masters.

Now, if the option of changing the interface to "reverse Polish Logic" was available, I would jump at it. That's how the HP calculators worked.

Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) is a mathematical notation that places operators after the operands they are acting on. It is also known as Polish postfix notation or postfix notation.

"The reason for the change is that users were submitting feedback requesting the new features."

There are no new features! It is just that the old ones are now much harder to access. Where is my recent conversions menu? I used to use this many times a day. Now it is a prolonged faff to do any sort of conversion, especially my regular ones.

The new calculator is the worst downgrade of Apple software since they abolished Claris/Apple Works.

PCalc is over-the top and does not have the convenience of the old calculator. No doubt some 3rd-party developer will move in to replace the convenience and utility of the old calculator, eventually. Though no one ever replaced ClarisWorks :-(

lkrupp wrote:

Do you happen to remember the knock down drag out argument about the calculator app a few years ago about order of operations? Math illiterate comments were made how the calculator was wrong in how it performed calculations and Apple need to fix things ASAP? This was followed by comments from actual math teachers on the long accepted order of operations that the calculator app did indeed follow. The math illiterates simply would not accept the true answer and continued to grind their teeth and caterwaul away.

Oh my gosh, yes! It was all over social media that the Apple calculator was "wrong." Hilarious.

And don’t even mention RPN! That makes brains explode.

I had an RPN calculator in high school. First, just because I was a nerd. Then, I discovered it mean that no one ever borrowed my calculator (and failed to return it).

Labs4Ever47 wrote:

I agree with the others. I don’t like the new updated calculator. Needs to go back to previous calculator before update.

Tell Apple:

Product Feedback - Apple

Tim Millea wrote:

The new Calculator app is a terrible retrograde step.

Tell Apple your opinion (and yes, it's an opinion not a fact):

Product Feedback - Apple

Continuing to harp on it here will accomplish nothing.

RPN. If only. Loved my Hewlett Packard calculator.

The worse thing about the new calculator, is how the AC (All Clear) button disappears, so I have to hit delete counters times to clear the window.

If only this company was run by an accountant....

Update - I just discovered one can use the Apple Calculator in RPN mode: Enter expressions using Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) in Calculator on Mac – Apple Support (UK)