Let's discuss the homescreen quick actions now homescreen quick actions are a convenient way to perform useful app specific actions right from the home screen using 3d touch. They work on the on your devices that support the 3d Touch technology. apply a little pressure to an app icon with your finger more than you use for tap and hold. To see a list of available quick actions. Tap one to activate it. mail for example, includes quick actions that take you right to the inbox or the VIP mailbox, initiate search and create a new message.
Each home string quick action includes a title and icon on the left or on the right, depending on your apps position on the home screen, and an optional subtitle. The title and subtitle are always left aligned in left to right languages is See, the icons are always placed on the same vertical axis as the Apps icon. The quick actions appear wherever there is enough space. They can work also with the app icons at the bottom. Some apps display a widget above the list of quick actions. For example, the stock's quick action list appears below a widget showing your current stock values.
Consider implementing a widget to provide even more engaging experience. When there is a widget, the Apps icon is not visible. Your app can even dynamically update its quick actions when new information is available. For example, messages provides quick actions for opening your most recent conversations. Create quick actions for compelling high value tasks. For example, maps lets people search near the current location Or get directions home without first opening the Maps app.
Every app should enable at least one useful quick action, you can provide a total of four. Avoid using quick actions to ease navigation. It's difficult or time consuming to visit important areas in your app. First, fix your navigation to work well for everyone. Next, focus on providing quick actions that enable useful tasks. Avoid making unpredictable changes to quick actions.
Dynamic quick actions are a great way to keep actions relevant. For example, it may make sense to update quick actions based on the current location or recent activities in your app time of day or changes in settings. However, actions shouldn't change in ways that aren't predictable or confusing. As always provide a solution title for each quick action and action title should instantly communicate the result of the action. For example, directions home, create new contact and new message. See, it conveys the result of the action.
Need to give more context provide a subtitle to male uses subtitles to indicate whether there are unread messages in the inbox or VAP folder. Don't include your app name or any extraneous information in the title or subtitle. Keep the text short to avoid truncation and take localization into account as you write the text. Don't use quick actions for notification. People expect to receive notifications from apps in other ways. Provide a recognizable icon for each quick action.
Whenever possible, use the familiar system icons Take a look at our system icons lecture to see the list of all available quick action items. If you design your own items, download the quick action icon template and follow the guidelines discussed in the custom icons lecture. Don't use an emoji in place of the Nikon images don't align properly with the right align text. Also images have full color whereas quick action icons are monochromatic.