What is ISO 26517?
ISO/IEC/IEEE DIS 26517 is a draft international standard for user assistance in mobile applications. It sets requirements and recommendations for designing, developing and evaluati...
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When will ISO 26517 be published?
ISO has not announced a date. The planning date used on this site is 14 September 2027, an estimate from the stage, about fifteen months after the close of the DIS ballot....
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Is ISO 26517 a revision of 26514?
No. 26517 is edition 1 of a new standard and does not replace ISO/IEC/IEEE 26514:2022. Clause 2 names 26514:2022 as its single normative reference, so the two are read together....
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What counts as user assistance in a mobile app?
The draft defines user assistance as the principles, design techniques and solutions that give a user the right information. In a mobile app that includes embedded help, coach mark...
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What does ISO 26517 say about accessibility?
The public contents gives accessibility its own clause, clause 9, with a specific subclause on the text description of an image. The requirement wording is not in the free preview....
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