Accessibility
Built for everyone.
A Ping should reach anyone, however they use their phone. PingRoom works with VoiceOver, voice, larger text, dark mode and reduced motion, built in from the first screen, not bolted on at the end.
We design under the same constraint as everything else.
PingRoom is meant to disappear into your day: a Ping, a glance, done. That only holds if it holds for everyone: people who navigate by voice, who can’t rely on color, who need larger text or less motion.
So accessibility isn’t a layer we paint on at the end. If you can’t use it, it isn’t finished.
On iPhone
Seven features, supported.
Every common task (getting started, changing settings, finding help, sending a Ping) can be completed with these turned on.
VoiceOver
Every screen, button and list works with VoiceOver. Incoming Pings are announced aloud, and room rows expose their unread state to the screen reader.
Voice Control
Controls carry accessible names, so you can move through the app and send a Ping hands-free, by voice.
Larger Text
Text scales with your system Text Size setting across the whole app, and layouts reflow to fit instead of clipping.
Dark Interface
A complete dark theme on every screen, with a system / light / dark switch in Settings that stays where you put it.
Differentiate Without Color
Status, selection and errors are shown with icons, shapes, text and haptics, never color on its own.
Sufficient Contrast
Core text and controls meet WCAG AA contrast, with an optional High Contrast mode in Settings for stronger separation.
Reduced Motion
When you turn on Reduce Motion, decorative animation across onboarding, sending and lists is dialed back or removed.
On Apple Watch
The watch holds the line too.
The watch app inherits your sign-in from your phone and keeps the same standard for what it does: glancing at rooms and firing Pings.
VoiceOver
Rooms, quick actions and the compose screen are standard controls VoiceOver reads aloud, and the complication is readable too.
Larger Text
Room names, counts and buttons follow your watch Text Size and wrap onto more lines rather than truncating.
Differentiate Without Color
Unread is a number, send success is a checkmark and failure an exclamation, each paired with a distinct haptic.
Sufficient Contrast
Text sits at high contrast on the watch's black background, comfortably above the WCAG AA threshold.
Reduced Motion
The watch app uses no decorative animation. The only motion is the system's own, which already follows Reduce Motion.
Found a barrier?
Tell us, and we’ll fix it.
We test with VoiceOver, Voice Control and large text on real devices, but lived experience finds what audits miss. If something gets in your way, email us; it goes straight to the people who build the app.
Accessibility work is never done. This page reflects where we are today, and it keeps getting better.