ios-forms-and-input-design

name	ios-forms-and-input-design
description	Use when designing or reviewing iOS forms, text fields, pickers, validation, keyboards, grouped form layouts, save flows, or any input-heavy screen that needs to feel cleaner and easier to complete on iPhone.

iOS Forms And Input Design

The fastest form is the one that makes the next action obvious.

Defaults

• grouped sections when fields belong together
• correct keyboard types
• inline validation when possible
• one clear save action
• field labels that describe the user’s task, not your data model

Good Patterns

• reduce fields to the smallest meaningful set
• prefill what the device already knows
• make optional fields look optional
• keep save buttons near completion, not buried

Avoid

• generic placeholders as the only labels
• too many equal-weight fields
• delayed validation that surprises users only at submit time
• keyboard types that do not match the data