Day 170

Try Full Keyboard Access in Simulator

4 Nov 2022

Full Keyboard Access can be tested in the simulator! So convenient! You can enable it from Accessibility's settings in the simulator. And from there, you can navigate your app by just using your computer's keyboard.

iPhone simulator shows how you can enable Full Keyboard Access by toggling the Full Keyboard Access switch in settings. Another simulator shows the Twitter app open on the Twitter Accessibility account. The focus is on the Following button, by selecting the tab key, the focus will jump to the next interactive element, in this case, the Followings of the account.

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Grouping elements when it makes sense can make a huge impact on easing navigation with some assistive technologies like VoiceOver, Switch Control, or Full Keyboard Access. It also helps on reducing redundancy.

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!

The Accessibility Inspector lets you configure on or off some of the most common accessibility options so you can conveniently observe how your app adopts these options in the simulator or device. You can also quickly select different text sizes.


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