Weekly Vibes 13/6/25
Rap metal, ambient, and west African hip hop

#WeeklyVibes
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6P8o3fCpbENCXUIUw6RP1F

If you localize your app, I recommend checking out our talk!
I speak about getting started with localization, but then quickly advance into our two big features this year:
Generated comments, and Swift symbols for manually added strings.

https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/225

- Braille:
There is now an API to translate from print text to Braille and vice versa: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/Accessibility/AXBrailleTranslator

It’s WWDC time! I’ve been browsing what’s new in accessibility and here’s a thread with what I’ve found so far 🧵

@jaanus I’m certainly not arguing it’s a good system, but it’s the best system we have to influence the software.

@Amy When I used to watch wrestling I used to massively prefer Japanese to American shows, because they were always in the morning, and a great accompaniment to breakfast!

The #WWDC25 group labs are great. A unique opportunity to ask questions of Apple engineers, designers, and product managers. There are still plenty still available for sign up.
Including this accessibility technologies one, at my favourite time for vc meetings, Friday at 2am (time zone depending).

https://developer.apple.com/wwdc25/labs/LLU6QP8V7K/dashboard

@tayarndt There was one question in both labs that was answered that was very similar where they answered that there were accessibility settings available for contrast, transparency, motion etc.
The deleted question was around how apps can comply with WCAG as these settings don’t strictly conform to WCAG.

For clarity- it’s clear to me that the *UI design function* within Apple are not interested in accessibility. there are still fantastic product managers and engineers who are doing fantastic work in accessibility.

@darylbaxter fwiw I expect many people will absolutely love this. Completely not for me, but I think it’s great for people to have this option if that’s what they want. Who amongst us didn’t have a completely illegible MySpace page?

The more I hear from Apple this week on the new design, the more I’m convinced they have given up on accessibility.
I like the new design, it’s fun and exciting and I can’t wait to use it. And I know this is an early iteration and things will improve.
But I’m also excited to hear about how they considered accessibility. But all I’m hearing is that they haven’t considered accessibility at all. That they want accessibility users to have an actively bad experience, if they’re able to use it at all.

Maybe the greatest pop album ever. Every track is just unbelievably good.
RIP Brian Wilson
https://open.spotify.com/album/2CNEkSE8TADXRT2AzcEt1b

Tell me #accessibility guys are not on your product team without telling me accessibility guys are not on your product team.

#a11y #LiquidAss #Apple

@MoritzGlantz 😱

I note that in the UI frameworks group lab a highly upvoted question on accessibility in liquid glass was deleted rather than answered.

@jeffwatkins Yes, I feel the same. It will improve from this version, and it’s nice to see something new.

This applies to me probably more anyone else, but I think it bares stating -
if you’re using a {platform}OS 26 beta, and you find the contrast too low or the animations a bit much, posting about it online might make you feel better. But what might actually make things better is filing a feedback.

@marcoarment so distracting. My eyes keep being brought to the top of the screen.

@patrick_h_lauke I hear next years T-shirts will be sheer.

With apologies, I was busy before the keynote, and didn’t get chance to post this, and now with my latest posts this potentially feels insincere, but I genuinely mean it…

Congratulations to everyone at Apple who has worked on all the new stuff we’re seeing this week. Your hard work is seen, and I’m excited to start getting hands on with what you’ve built for us.