Developing Accessible iOS Apps: Support VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and More by Dan

Description: Developing Accessible iOS Apps by Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats Any developer aiming for a global audience needs to cover a series of requisites for their apps, and one of them is to make them accessible. Just having an app in the App Store is not enough for it to be a global success anymore. More than that, it is arguably our duty as developers to create inclusive apps that anyone can use.Apple provides us with excellent tools for creating accessible apps. However, many developers just dont know about them or think theyre difficult to us. This concise guide offers a focused look at breaking those myths and proving that creating accessible apps is very easy, and that its just as easy to embed accessibility into the development process of your team. Youll have a look at the tools iOS provides. Some, like zoom, button shapes, etc., come integrated in the operating system. Others, like VoiceOver, Larger Accessibility Sizes with Dynamic Types, and Smart Inverted Colours will need extra work to support appropriately. Then go from the basics of giving meaningful accessibility labels to UI components, so VoiceOver can read them, to making your UI support extremely large font sizes so anyone can read our app. And youll find out how to build accessible apps with real world examples.Accessibility is the right thing to do and will help your app find wider success.What Youll LearnExplore the fundamentals of accessibilityCreate a good VoiceOver experience Incorporate Inverted Colours effectively Test accessibility features for optimization and functionWho This Book Is ForiOS developers wanting to add accessibility features to their apps and any other member in a mobile development team—from Product Managers to Business Analysts or QAs—who would like to incorporate or work with accessibility features. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover Any developer aiming for a global audience needs to cover a series of requisites for their apps, and one of them is to make them accessible. Just having an app in the App Store is not enough for it to be a global success anymore. More than that, it is arguably our duty as developers to create inclusive apps that anyone can use. Apple provides us with excellent tools for creating accessible apps. However, many developers just dont know about them or think theyre difficult to us. This concise guide offers a focused look at breaking those myths and proving that creating accessible apps is very easy, and that its just as easy to embed accessibility into the development process of your team. Youll have a look at the tools iOS provides. Some, like zoom, button shapes, etc., come integrated in the operating system. Others, like VoiceOver, Larger Accessibility Sizes with Dynamic Types, and Smart Inverted Colours will need extra work to support appropriately. Then go from the basics of giving meaningful accessibility labels to UI components, so VoiceOver can read them, to making your UI support extremely large font sizes so anyone can read our app. And youll find out how to build accessible apps with real world examples. Accessibility is the right thing to do and will help your app find wider success. Author Biography Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats is a passionate developer with a wide variety of experiences in iOS. While at university, he co-founded Desfici, a mobile development company, building in-house projects and also apps for clients, and he hasnt stopped developing for iOS since then. Daniel has worked in start-ups like the social network Bananity and MusicQubed, developing the MTV Trax music app. He has also been part of bigger organizations like the BBC, building the BBC News and BBC+ apps, Skyscanner, and now Spotify. Always trying to embed accessibility in the teams culture, he helps develop more accessible and inclusive apps. Sometimes he lets Xcode have a break and spreads the love for accessibility at conferences, such as AppDevCon in Amsterdam, AltConf in San Jose, SwiftFest in Boston, and MobileConf in Bangkok Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Accessibility Features in iOS.- Chapter 3: VoiceOver 101 - The Fundamentals.- Chapter 4: VoiceOver - Up To 11.- Chapter 5: Dynamic Types.- Chapter 6: Dont Forget About…- Chapter 7: Testing.- Chapter 8: Wrapping Up. Feature Develop apps useable by everyone Widen your audience through accessibility Protect the rights of all the potential users of your app Details ISBN1484253078 Publisher APress Edition 1st ISBN-10 1484253078 ISBN-13 9781484253076 Format Paperback Imprint APress Place of Publication Berkley Country of Publication United States DEWEY 004.165 Author Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats Subtitle Support VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, and More Year 2019 Pages 125 Publication Date 2019-12-10 Short Title Developing Accessible IOS Apps Language English DOI 10.1007/978-1-4842-5308-3 UK Release Date 2019-12-10 AU Release Date 2019-12-10 NZ Release Date 2019-12-10 US Release Date 2019-12-10 Illustrations 46 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 125 p. 46 illus. Edition Description 1st ed. Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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