# Nearby interactions

Source: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/nearby-interactions
Skill: hig-inputs
Snapshot: 2025-02-02

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# Nearby interactions

## Best practices

**Consider a task from the perspective of the physical world to find inspiration for a nearby interaction.**

**Use distance, direction, and context to inform an interaction.**

**Consider how changes in physical distance can guide a nearby interaction.**

**Provide continuous feedback.**

**Consider using multiple feedback types to create a holistic experience.**

**Avoid using a nearby interaction as the only way to perform a task.**

## Device usage

**Encourage people to hold the device in portrait orientation.**

**Design for the device’s directional field of view.**

**Help people understand how intervening objects can affect the nearby interaction experience in your app.**

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