platform-design-skills / tvos
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Provide Apple Human Interface Guidelines expertise for Apple TV app design. This skill covers focus-based navigation, Siri Remote interaction, 10-foot UI principles, Top Shelf extensions, media playback, and tab bar patterns.
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- Distinctive: line 43
Never use bottom tab bars — use the top tab bar
- Distinctive: line 44
Never trap focus — users must always be able to move away
- Distinctive: line 45
Never override the Menu button behavior
- Distinctive: line 46
Never require complex or multi-finger gestures on the Siri Remote
- Distinctive: line 47
Never repurpose the Play/Pause button for non-media actions
- Distinctive: line 48
Never use small touch targets — minimum 250x150pt for cards
- Distinctive: line 49
Never use body text below 29pt
- Distinctive: line 50
Never use TVTopShelfProvider (deprecated since tvOS 14) — use TVTopShelfContentProvider
- Distinctive: line 51
Never omit accessibility labels on image cards and icon buttons
- Distinctive: line 52
Never apply parallax animations without respecting Reduce Motion
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tvOS Design Guidelines
Purpose
Provide Apple Human Interface Guidelines expertise for Apple TV app design. This skill covers focus-based navigation, Siri Remote interaction, 10-foot UI principles, Top Shelf extensions, media playback, and tab bar patterns.
When to Use
- Designing or reviewing tvOS applications
- Building focus-based navigation systems
- Creating Top Shelf extensions
- Implementing media playback interfaces
- Adapting existing apps for the living room
Key Principles
- Focus is everything -- tvOS has no pointer or touch; all interaction is focus-driven
- Design for distance -- assume 10-foot viewing; large text, bold imagery, high contrast
- Respect the remote -- Siri Remote is simple; never require complex gestures
- Content first -- TV is a lean-back, content-consumption experience
- Parallax communicates depth -- use layered images to reinforce focus
Rule Categories
| # | Category | Impact |
| 1 | Focus-Based Navigation | CRITICAL |
| 2 | Siri Remote | CRITICAL |
| 3 | 10-Foot UI | HIGH |
| 4 | Top Shelf | HIGH |
| 5 | Media & Playback | MEDIUM |
| 6 | Tab Bar | MEDIUM |
| 7 | Accessibility | CRITICAL |
File Structure
SKILL.md-- complete design rules and evaluation checklistrules/_sections.md-- categorized rules referencemetadata.json-- version and source references
Never Do
- Never use bottom tab bars — use the top tab bar
- Never trap focus — users must always be able to move away
- Never override the Menu button behavior
- Never require complex or multi-finger gestures on the Siri Remote
- Never repurpose the Play/Pause button for non-media actions
- Never use small touch targets — minimum 250x150pt for cards
- Never use body text below 29pt
- Never use TVTopShelfProvider (deprecated since tvOS 14) — use TVTopShelfContentProvider
- Never omit accessibility labels on image cards and icon buttons
- Never apply parallax animations without respecting Reduce Motion
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