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From: Jim Homme
Date: Sep 12, 2017 9:24AM

Hi,
I don't know enough about native apps on IOS or Android to come up with a suggestion to satisfy the requirement that field labels be visible, even when the user types into the field. I know what to do on the web. As a matter of fact, just using VoiceOver on IOS and Talkback on Android, I'm assuming, but can't prove to myself that the app I'm looking at is really native. I don't have enough tools to tell me this. So I guess this makes two points to contend with. I can just say that this app may be native, so I'm asking the question from that point of view.

The question is that if the developer says they are using whatever this is that acts like a placeholder to save visual real estate on a small screen, what can I suggest for visible labels on native IOS and Android they can do to satisfy the requirement?

Thanks.

Jim


=========Jim Homme,
Team Lead and Accessibility Consultant,
Bender HighTest Accessibility Team
Bender Consulting Services, Inc.,
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