Tailscale Breaks Free from macOS's Menu Bar Trap

Apple's MacBook notch creates a usability nightmare where essential apps like Tailscale vanish from the menu bar unannounced, leaving users unaware if their VPN is running. Tailscale's creative solution—using occlusion detection to alert users and introducing a windowed interface—shows how developers can innovate around OS constraints that Apple has failed to address. This highlights a critical industry challenge: when operating systems leave experience gaps, third-party innovation becomes the de facto standard.