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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Managing accounts

Best practices

Explain the benefits of creating an account and how to sign up.

Delay sign-in for as long as possible.

If you don’t use Sign in with Apple in your iOS, iPadOS, macOS, or visionOS app, prefer using a passkey.

Always identify the authentication method you offer.

Refer only to authentication methods that are available in the current context.

In general, avoid offering an app-specific setting for opting in to biometric authentication.

Avoid using the term passcode to refer to account authentication.

Deleting accounts

Provide a clear way to initiate account deletion within your app or game.

Provide a consistent account-deletion experience whether people perform it within your app or game or on the website.

Consider letting people schedule account deletion to occur in the future.

Tell people when account deletion will complete, and notify them when it’s finished.

If you support in-app purchases, help people understand how billing and cancellation work when they delete their account.

Billing for an auto-renewable subscription continues through Apple until people cancel the subscription, regardless of whether they delete their account.
After they delete their account, people need to cancel their subscription or request a refund.

Minimize data entry.

Managing accounts

Managing accounts

Best practices

Deleting accounts

TV provider accounts

Platform considerations

tvOS

watchOS

Resources

Developer documentation

Videos

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