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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Popovers

Best practices

Use a popover to expose a small amount of information or functionality.

Consider using popovers when you want more room for content.

Position popovers appropriately.

Use a Close button for confirmation and guidance only.

Always save work when automatically closing a nonmodal popover.

Show one popover at a time.

Don’t show another view over a popover.

When possible, let people close one popover and open another with a single click or tap.

Avoid making a popover too big.

Provide a smooth transition when changing the size of a popover.

Avoid using the word popover in help documentation.

Avoid using a popover to show a warning.

Attached popover
Detached popover

Consider letting people detach a popover.

Make minimal appearance changes to a detached popover.

Resources

Developer documentation

For the complete guidance, including worked examples and illustrations, see the canonical page: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/popovers

Popovers

Popovers

Best practices

Platform considerations

iOS, iPadOS

macOS

Resources

Developer documentation

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