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/healthkit. 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.

HealthKit

Privacy protection

Provide a coherent privacy policy.

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.

Activity rings

Use Activity rings for Move, Exercise, and Stand information only.

Use Activity rings to show progress for a single person.

Don’t use Activity rings for ornamentation.

Don’t use Activity rings for branding.

Maintain Activity ring and background colors.

Maintain Activity ring margins.

Differentiate other ring-like elements from Activity rings.

Provide app-specific information only in Activity notifications.

Apple Health icon

Use only the Apple-provided icon.

Display the name Apple Health close to the Apple Health icon.

Display the Apple Health icon consistently with other health-related app icons.

Don’t use the Apple Health icon as a button.

Don’t alter the appearance of the Apple Health icon.

Maintain a minimum clear space around the Apple Health icon of 1/10 of its height.

Don’t use the Apple Health icon within text or as a replacement for the terms Health , Apple Health , or HealthKit.

Don’t display Health app images or screenshots.

Editorial guidelines

Refer to the Health app as Apple Health or the Apple Health app.

Don’t use the term HealthKit.

Use correct capitalization when using the term Apple Health.

Use the system-provided translation of Health to avoid confusing people.

HealthKit

HealthKit

Privacy protection

Activity rings

Apple Health icon

Editorial guidelines

Platform considerations

Resources

Developer documentation

Videos

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