tvos-design-guidelines

The tvOS design skill provides comprehensive adherence to Apple Human Interface Guidelines for the Apple TV platform. It is designed for developers, UI/UX designers, and product managers building living room experiences where the primary interaction is focus-based navigation via the Siri Remote. The skill covers critical input patterns, including remote swipe and click gestures, and enforces best practices for 10-foot UI, such as target sizing, focus state visibility, and parallax depth effects.

• Expert guidance on focus-driven interfaces including focus states, spatial layout prediction, and focus guides (UIFocusGuide).

• Guidelines for Siri Remote interactions, ensuring predictable navigation and preventing button remapping of standard inputs like Menu and Play/Pause.

• Design constraints for 10-foot viewing distances, emphasizing readable typography (min 29pt), high-contrast elements, and appropriate touch target sizing (250x150pt).

• Implementation best practices for SwiftUI and UIKit, including the use of LSR layered images for parallax and handling focus engine callbacks.

• Accessibility standards for TV including focus memory preservation, logical navigation flows, and reducing re-orientation costs.

• Use this skill when conducting code reviews for tvOS apps to ensure HIG compliance.

• Apply when designing spatial layouts for large-screen TV displays to optimize for comfortable viewing and input effort.

• Use for verifying that interaction flows for search, media playback, and settings follow Apple’s platform-specific interaction models.

• Input expected: SwiftUI/UIKit snippets, layout mockups, or interaction requirements; Output provided: compliance audits, UI improvements, and technical recommendations based on tvOS 14+ standards.

• Constraints: Focuses strictly on Apple platform standards; does not cover Android TV or generic Smart TV design patterns.