I call this school of design “sweep-it-under-the-rug minimalism.”
It’s like a kitchen with nothing on the work surfaces and everything dumped into seemingly arbitrary drawers.
In this simile, even the oven and cooktop are tucked away in a closet.
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But it doesn’t stop there.
Many people use screen reader software, which is built into iOS for VoiceOver.
But the opposite is true.
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“This plus VoiceOver will be great for partially sighted and blind folks.
But of course, there’s more to it than that.
But that’s all still too complex for anyone but nerds to bother with.
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Custom Accessibility Mode, then, could be a great way to cut out the distracting clutter.
That could be a boon for anyone who spends too much time on their phone.
Apple’s accessibility features are some of the best, allowing deep customization.
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At the same time, regular user customization is almost non-existent, limited to a few widgets and wallpaper.
Surely there’s a space for something between the two.
Until then, it’s worth digging around the Accessibility configs to find out what’s possible.
