How should I design an iPad app using Apple's HIG?

Apple's HIG recommends using sidebars instead of bottom tab bars on iPadOS, supporting split views for multitasking, and adding pointer interactions. Apple HIG Skills provides instant, AI-ready guidance on all iPadOS conventions.

What are Apple's guidelines for adding Apple Pay?

Apple's HIG specifies exact payment button placement, flow design, error states, and UX patterns required for App Store approval. Apple HIG Skills gives your AI agent access to the full Apple Pay design guidelines.

How do I make my Apple app accessible?

Apple's HIG requires support for VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, sufficient color contrast ratios, and motor accessibility features like Switch Control. Apple HIG Skills covers all accessibility foundations and requirements.

How do I design for visionOS and Apple Vision Pro?

Apple's HIG for visionOS covers ornaments, volumes, immersive spaces, eye tracking, and spatial interaction patterns. Apple HIG Skills includes dedicated visionOS platform guidance and spatial layout references.

What are Apple's dark mode design guidelines?

Apple's HIG specifies using system semantic colors, material backgrounds, elevated surfaces, and vibrancy for dark mode. Apps should test in both modes and avoid hard-coded color values. Apple HIG Skills covers the full dark mode specification.

How should I design notifications for iOS apps?

Apple's HIG covers notification grouping, Live Activities, action buttons, and respecting user attention. Apple HIG Skills provides guidelines for the full notification system including widgets and complications.

Source: Apple Inc. Canonical content at https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/carekit. This file is a structured index of that content, snapshot 2025-02-02. Apple HIG text and imagery are © Apple Inc.; this repository provides organization and cross-referencing for AI agent consumption only.

CareKit

Data and privacy

Provide a coherent privacy policy.

HealthKit integration

Request access to health data only when you need it.

Clarify your app’s intent by adding descriptive messages to the standard permission screen.

Manage health data sharing solely through the system’s privacy settings.

Use the log style to help people log events.

Use the checklist style to display a list of actions or steps in a multistep task.

Use the grid style to display a grid of buttons in a multistep task.

Consider using color to reinforce the meaning of task items.

Combine accuracy with simplicity when describing a task and its steps.

Consider supplementing multistep or complex tasks with videos or images.

Charts

Consider highlighting narratives and trends to illustrate progress.

Label chart elements clearly and succinctly.

Use distinct colors.

Consider providing a legend to add clarity.

Clearly denote units of time.

Consolidate large data sets for greater readability.

If necessary, offset data to keep charts proportional.

Designs that coordinate with CareKit’s visual design language
Support for creating custom symbols to represent the unique content in your app

Design a relevant care symbol.

Incorporate refined, unobtrusive branding.

CareKit

CareKit

Data and privacy

HealthKit integration

Motion data

Photos

ResearchKit integration

CareKit views

Tasks

Charts

Contact views

Notifications

Symbols and branding

Platform considerations

Resources

Developer documentation

Videos

Change log

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