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Re: WCAG 2.4.2 (page title) and native mobile apps

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Apr 18, 2020 5:00PM

Guidance from the Applying WCAG to Non-web ICT documentation would indicate that criterion applies to the software app as a whole and not specific screen titles. https://www.w3.org/TR/wcag2ict/. Screen titles can be useful although as already pointed out perhaps less important in a mobile environment -- however, there are abilities now to have multiple windows and apps side by side and if you are switching between apps you could potentially need a reminder of which screen you left off in. I generally say that if a screen title is provided it needs to describe the topic or purpose and if a screen title is not provided then it's not required to add one.

Jonathan

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Hey gang

One dilemma I've faced lately is outlining guideines for testing page/screen titles on native mobile apps.
The concept of a page title is not as clearly defined for mobile apps and I find that screen readers don't use it as aggressively as they would on web (most of the time they do not automatically announce the screen title, sometimes they don't announce it at all).
What would you recommend as guidelines for 2.4.2 as they relate to native mobile apps and what is your experience from user testing (if you have such).
Thanks much, as always.
-B

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