National Rail Enquiries for iPhone 4
We’ve updated our National Rail Enquiries app ready for iPhone 4, and have converted all of the app’s assets into beautiful high-definition format. We’re really pleased with the results, so I thought I’d post some screenshots as a sneak preview of how the app will look.
Full-screen iPlayer web app on an iPad
Even though the BBC’s planned iPhone apps have been postponed for a review, it’s still possible to get full-screen iPlayer video on your iPad, thanks to a neat web app workaround by the BBC. Here’s how to do so.
Section 3.3.1 and accessibility
I run an iPhone development company. We’re currently making our UK train times app fully compatible with VoiceOver. We’re being helped by users of the ViPhone Google Group, which is a forum for discussing the iPhone 3GS and its support for visually-impaired users.
I saw a comment from a member of the group the other day, shortly after Section 3.3.1 went mainstream:
Could this mean more accessible apps for VO users?
Note the meaning behind the comment. Not “how dare they”, or “shame on you”, but “hurrah – this will mean that apps are more likely to be accessible via VoiceOver.”
Making better quality iPhone apps isn’t just about how they look – it’s about how they sound. And that’s another reason to develop your apps in Xcode.
