Accessibility

We want everyone who develops film to be able to use the app. This page says which accessibility features of iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch the app works with, and what does not work well yet. It was checked with Xcode’s accessibility audit, at the largest text size and in Dark Mode, and it is checked again when an update changes what is supported.

At a glance

There is no video or recorded sound in the app, so captions and audio descriptions do not apply.

What works

• VoiceOver — every button and control has a spoken name. The timer reads the bath and the time left; a tank says which tank and film it is; a film in the list reads its name, type and how many published times it has.
• Voice Control — on iPhone and iPad, say “Tap Start”, “Tap Next bath” or the name of any button. No task needs a drag or a gesture with several fingers.
• Larger text — on iPhone and iPad the text grows with the system’s text size, up to the largest accessibility sizes, and wraps instead of being cut off.
• Dark interface — the app follows Dark Mode on every screen, and the Apple Watch app is always dark.
• Not by colour alone — a coloured label always says what it means in words (Verified, Expired, Discontinued), a tank’s colour always comes with its number, and each bath on the timer has its name and its own symbol.
• Reduced motion — with Reduce Motion on, animations that move or zoom become simple fades or stop, including the turning tank on the timer and the drawings in the lessons.

Made for the darkroom

• The timer says aloud when to agitate, drain and pour the next bath, so you can work without looking at the screen. The same words are always on the screen as well.
• The phone and the Apple Watch also tap at each cue, so a cue is not missed in a noisy room.
• The timer keeps running with the screen locked, and shows on the Lock Screen.
• On Apple Watch you can start, pause and skip baths from your wrist while your hands are wet.
• Red mode dims the screen and turns it red for a dark room. It lowers the contrast on purpose, so it is off until you turn it on. It is not a safelight.

Not right yet

• Larger text: at the largest sizes a few short labels are shortened where the full text is on the same screen, such as the next cue inside the timer dial and the tank buttons above it.
• Contrast: some small grey and coloured labels, such as the ISO and process tags, are below the recommended contrast, even with Increase Contrast on.
• Apple Watch: every control has a spoken name and the text follows the text size, but we have not yet tested the watch app from start to finish with VoiceOver, with the largest text sizes or for contrast.
• The big numbers on the timer and the light meter keep their size, which is already large, whatever the text size.

Tell us about a problem

If something in the app does not work with the way you use your device, tell us. Say which device and which iOS or watchOS version you have, which accessibility feature you use, and what you were trying to do. A person reads every message.

The address to write to is on the app support page.