Greg PierceRE: https://mastodon.social/@daringfireball/116309404063715397
This is a bad take. Apple exerting control over what UI conventions are allowed, or even required, would be disastrous. I dont think you can carve out a special case for video players.
John Gruber@agiletortoise I don't think these are UI conventions. It’s properly supporting the hardware of the remote control. And basic accessibility. Apple has long enforced things like trying to use the volume buttons on iPhones for purposes other than adjusting audio volume. Same should be true for the buttons on the Apple TV remote.
@gruber A little ironic when the Siri Remote hardware is not a shining beacon of accessibility…but point taken. I also think it was a bad and stubborn decision for Apple not to allow use of the phone volume button in camera apps as long as they did.
Mike Sax@agiletortoise @gruber Id love it if Apple would enforce full accessibility for iOS apps in the same way that the ADA requires businesses to be accessible. That incidentally would yield huge AI dividends, too.
Steven Aquino (he/him)@mikesax @agiletortoise @gruber I’ve interviewed the retired congressman who helped pioneer the ADA a couple times (Tony Coelho, D-CA). The ADA was never conceived to address digital accessibility, and it’s a problem now.
App Store review kinda, sorta looks out for accessibility, but it’s not formal policy. (@marcoarment advocated for this years ago, FWIW.)