A quick way for turning on, or off, VoiceOver is by using Siri. Say something like: "Hey, Siri! Turn on VoiceOver", and you'll find yourself using VoiceOver in no time. You can also do the same with other technologies like Voice Control.
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Accessibility values are about state. Using them appropriately will make the experience better for Voice Control users. Think of a repeat button (values could be: off, one or all songs) or a notifications tab (value could be: x new items). For more on accessibility values, check out this fantastic blog post from @MobileA11y with info on the APIs (UIKit, SwiftUI), accessibility attributed values, WCAG, or some more examples (text in a text field, value on a stepper or slider). https://mobilea11y.com/blog/accessibility-values/
Accessibility Labels are not just for VoiceOver, and Accessibility User Input Labels are not just for Voice Control. The latter will also help Full Keyboard Access users to find elements on the screen by different names. Good API design!
All the accessibility capabilities you can check for, have counterpart notification names you can observe in case the user changes its preferences while using your app. https://x.com/dadederk/status/1577435144129892352
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