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.

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Generative AI

Best practices

Design your experience responsibly.

Keep people in control.

Ensure an inclusive experience for all.

Design engaging and useful generative features.

Ensure a great experience even when generative features aren’t available or people opt not to use them.

Transparency

Communicate where your app uses AI.

Set clear expectations about what your AI-powered feature can and can’t do.

Privacy

Prefer on-device processing.

Ask permission before using personal information and usage data.

Clearly disclose how your app and its model use and store personal information.

Models and datasets

Thoughtfully evaluate model capabilities.

Be intentional when choosing or creating a dataset.

Inputs

Guide people on how to use your generative feature.

Raise awareness about and minimize the chance of hallucinations.

Consider consequences and get permission before performing destructive or potentially problematic tasks.

Outputs

Help people improve requests when blocked or undesirable results occur.

Reduce unexpected and harmful outcomes with thoughtful design and thorough testing.

Strive to avoid replicating copyrighted content.

Factor processing time into your design.

Consider offering alternate versions of results.

Continuous improvement

Consider ways to improve your model over time.

Let people share feedback on outputs.

Design flexible, adaptable features.

Generative AI

Generative AI

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