Practical Tips to Confidently Support VoiceOver and Voice Control
summary
Practical checklist: learn core VoiceOver gestures using LookTel voiceover tutorial or vo starter, set concise accessibility labels and hints, consolidate visual controls into single VoiceOver elements, implement custom actions, verify labels with the accessibility inspector and UI tests, and prefer SwiftUI for built‑in support. Concrete fixes include exposing bank balances as control values (KiwiBank today view), renaming confusing Kindle controls, and using custom actions to cut a switch control flow from 18 taps to 6 while supporting Voice Control on iOS 13.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Introduction and context
- 2:05Disability and environment
- 4:16Learning VoiceOver basics
- 7:45Immersive VoiceOver practice
- 9:29Concise labels for VoiceOver
- 11:18VoiceOver reading order
- 13:46Stick to standard patterns
- 17:41Avoid redundant labels
- 20:10Accessibility labels and hints
- 22:43Code for VoiceOver support
- 23:31Custom actions for VoiceOver
- 25:40Testing VoiceOver in apps
- 26:45UI tests for VoiceOver
- 27:05VoiceOver local effects
- 27:49Voice Control in iOS 13
- 28:31SwiftUI and accessibility
- 29:11Engage with end-users
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