Light Paint · iPhone and iPad
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Accessibility in Light Paint 2.3
We are improving the ways people use the camera, gallery, video editor, music, and Light Painting Studio. Our accessibility work is guided by WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA, interpreted for native apps using WCAG2ICT.
Using accessibility features
- Screen readers
- Version 2.3 adds spoken control names, selection states, and announcements for recording, countdowns, messages, and video exports. Enable VoiceOver in your device’s Accessibility settings.
- Larger Text
- Version 2.3 expands text scaling across the camera, gallery, editor, music, Studio, and settings. Adjust Text Size in your device’s Accessibility settings. Remaining limitations are documented in the report.
- Appearance and contrast
- Choose the High Contrast Dark theme in Light Paint. Your device’s Increase Contrast and Reduce Transparency settings can also improve the visibility of text and controls.
- Alternatives to gestures
- Version 2.3 adds named actions and controls for tasks such as zooming, moving floating camera windows, trimming clips, and canceling a countdown.
- Motion and flashing lights
- Use Reduce Motion in your device’s Accessibility settings and turn off Capture Button Animations in Light Paint. In Studio, leave Allow Fast Flashing off. Dim Flashing Lights keeps the existing flash limits enabled. Studio automation and fire effects have additional limitations listed below.
Transparency about accessibility
Accessibility Conformance Report
Our report uses the VPAT 2.5Rev WCAG edition. It records the conformance level, evaluation method, and known limitations for each of the 50 WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA success criteria.
- Product
- Light Paint 2.3 for iPhone and iPad
- Report date
- Current assessment
- 36 Supports · 4 Partially Supports · 10 Not Applicable
- Evaluation
- Design and source review, plus manual testing on iPad (7th generation, iPadOS 18.7) with VoiceOver, Voice Control, Larger Text, Increase Contrast, Differentiate Without Color, and Reduce Motion. On iPhone 15 Pro Max (iOS 26.6), testing covered VoiceOver and Voice Control; the four display settings were checked in the iOS Simulator (iOS 27.2).
- Remaining verification
- The report lists Full Keyboard Access, Switch Control, and on-device flash analysis as checks planned before release.
- Scope
- iPhone and iPad app screens, Free and Pro tiers, evaluated in English. Apple Watch, widgets, external-display output, and system-provided screens are outside this report’s scope.
This is a disclosure of the evaluated version, not an independent certification. The current report records partial conformance; we do not claim full WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance.
Known limitations in the current report
These are the four partially supported criteria in the November 4 report. We will update this page and the report as fixes are verified. The report lists the planned fix for each item.
1.1.1 Non-text Content
Help article images need descriptive text. The app can read descriptions when they are supplied by the content service.
1.4.4 Resize Text
Numbers inside Studio map markers keep their size. Two video editor sheet headers stop growing on iPhone in landscape.
1.4.10 Reflow
Some single-line labels shorten instead of wrapping at larger text sizes.
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold
Studio automation keyframes and the fire effect’s flicker still need the same flash limit as other lights.
Tell us what gets in your way
If something is difficult to read, hear, or operate, we want to know. Tell us which screen you were using, your app version, device and operating system, and any accessibility settings involved. You can also request the report in another format.
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