#12 - HIG updates
Apple's Human Interface Guidelines
Hello, iOS Developer!
Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines are an essential read not only for iOS developers but for anyone involved in the creation of iOS apps.
Welcome to this issue of Curated iOS! This edition focuses on the latest updates to the Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HIG). Below, you’ll find a collection of articles and videos.
New page - Designing for games
Apple has introduced a new page that covers how to create or adapt games for Apple platforms. It provides guidance on integrating fundamental platform characteristics and patterns to help your game feel at home on Apple devices.
Read on HIG
Watch WWDC24: Design advanced games for Apple platforms
Updates - Immersive experiences
Apple Vision Pro allows to combine the digital experience with the real surrounding.
In visionOS 2 was added the ability to subtly tinting passthrough to help a person’s surroundings visually coordinate with the content, while also making their hands look like they belong to the app experience.
Read on HIG
New page - Controls
iOS 18 introduces the ability to add controls to your app’s features, accessible from Control Center, the Lock Screen, or the Action Button. These controls can be buttons or toggles and are configured using SwiftUI views and modifiers that define the strings and icons the system uses to display them.
Read on HIG
Read docs on Apple Developer
Watch WWDC24: Extend your app’s controls across the system
Updates - App icons
Starting iOS18 users will be able to customize Home Screen, where App icons can now have dark and tinted variants for the iPhone and iPad. Update includes guidance for creating new icon variants.
Read on HIG
Design Your Dark and Tinted Versions of Your App Icon for iOS 18
Guillem Bruix shares his insights on what these changes mean for app designers and developers, along with an easy guide on designing app icon versions.
Read on Medium
Updates - Widgets
In iOS 18, Home Screen customization will extend to Widgets. By default, Widgets are fully tinted, but you can also opt for accent views. The update includes guidance on designing accented widgets in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18.
Read on HIG
Updates - Live Activities
Starting with watchOS 11, Live Activities will be available on Apple Watch. The update includes new guidelines for implementing this feature in watchOS.
Read on HIG
Watch WWDC24: Bring your Live Activity to Apple Watch
Until next time!
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