https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/tab-bars

I 98% agree 😄. We shouldn’t make things different just for the sake of being different, however innovation requires deconstructing the status quo.

hmm, don't think there's a "right" answer and i think it really depends on the context.

i think the main question when a user navigates to a new page/section is, "what should they be concerned with?" then that leads to "what elements should be visible or not visible?"

Here is what Apple has to say

https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/tab-bars

Totally agree. Rarely is there a right answer and it’s dangerous to blindly follow iOS or android ‘guidelines’ to a T. I think the question of does X aid in helping the user complete task Y is the right one while balancing for consistency. Thanks!

I just wrote this out and then saw your reply. This is the right answer. That doesn't mean anyone _has_ to follow it, but this is the expected behavior.

I don't think making something accessible and being innovative are mutually exclusive but I'll stop replying now lol

Correct. It’s considered best practice. I personally sometimes like to hide TabBar but it’s very use-case related. 🙃

I’m curious because I’d say most guidelines are loose enough that they can be interpreted in multiple ways; otherwise all apps would look and interact the same. Which does not happen. Also, many apps thoughtfully break guidelines and are still very successful.

The current Twitter bottom nav is a little wonky though I use it on mobile web, not sure if it's different on the app (ex: opacity changes on scroll) 

I would see if there's specific accessibility best practices to take into account in this kind of situation

Mobile UX Question: when do you open a new view inside of the tab you’re in vs open a new view in front of the tab you’re in? 

Ie: Netflix when you tap a title the details render in front of the bottom nav vs something like Twitter where the bottom nav is visible everywhere.

This might be a hot take but I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing if more apps interact the same.. I'd say there's more of a spectrum in terms of pure visuals, but accessibility should be accounted for either way

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