SRF News (Android)

Getestete Version: 7.4.7

The SRF News app provides news from Switzerland and around the world. It reports in different formats from the fields of politics, business, sport, society, culture and knowledge and provides the opportunity to participate in interactive debates.

Overall assessment of the app SRF News (Android)

Overall assessment: Conditional accessibility.

Full name:SRF News (Android)
Publisher:Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)
Publisher country:CH
Informationen about the app
Tested version:7.4.7
Operating system:Android
Overall assessment normalised:0.78
– Share of accessibility profile:0.39 (50% out of 0.79)
– Share of feasibility grade:0.39 (50% out of 0.78)
Valuation information
The assessments and ratings relate exclusively to the version 7.4.7 of the app tested by us in the period from June to August 2023.

Accessibility profile

Tabelle Aspekte des Accessibility-Profil

AspectRating
Mobile operability2.5 out of 5 points
Keyboard operability1.5 out of 5 points
Voice control5 out of 5 points
Compatibility with user agents3 out of 5 points
Assistance with interactions4.5 out of 5 points
Consistency/predictability5 out of 5 points
Semantic structure5 out of 5 points
Comprehensibility5 out of 5 points
Display flexibility4 out of 5 points
Contrast and sensory characteristics5 out of 5 points
Non-text content graphics5 out of 5 points
Multimedia alternatives2
Average value4 out of 5 points
The maximum achievable score is 5 points.

On a normalised scale, the score of the accessibility profile corresponds to 0.79 points. This value is weighted at 50% in the overall assessment.

  • Mobile operability: Usability and full display of content in portrait and landscape format; pointing actions and operability by device movement possible with conventional input methods.
  • Keyboard operability: Interactive elements can only be operated with a keyboard and are highlighted when focused on.
  • Voice control: Controls have an accessible label that corresponds exactly to the visual description/name.
  • Compatibility with user agents: User agents and assistive technologies are informed about changes in the state of the user interface as well as status messages.
  • Assistance with interactions: Interaction with forms; pointer entries can be cancelled or undone.
  • Consistency/predictability: Consistent navigation; context remains when focused in or during input.
  • Semantic structure: Content is labelled with structural elements such as headings, lists and labels that reflect the context of meaning.
  • Comprehensibility: Headings, form labels and link texts are understandable, correct language declaration is used.
  • Display flexibility: The presentation of the content can be adapted to the needs of the users: text size, control over animated elements and media.
  • Contrast and sensory characteristics: Adequate contrasts, no expressions such as ‘in the picture on the right’ or ‘click the red button’; information is not conveyed solely by colour.
  • Non-text content (graphics): Informative graphic elements have useful alternative texts.
  • Multimedia alternatives Multimedia content is compatible with at least one alternative sensory channel.
Value rangeMeaning
4.5 to 5 pointsGood accessibility
4 pointsConditional accessibility
3 to 3.5 pointsInsufficient accessibility
0 to 2.5 pointsPoor accessibility

Diagramm Aspekte Accessibility-Profil

Presentation of accessibility by type of limitation

Type of restrictionDegree of compliance
Motor skills59%
Sight82%
Hearing53%
Cognition87%

Feasibility of use scenarios

Grade
4.7
The highest grade is 6.

On a normalised scale, the grade corresponds to 0.78 points. This value is weighted at 50% in the overall assessment.

Key findings

As on iOS, the content of the SRF News app is structured semantically enough for screen reader users to find their way around. Headlines are correctly marked as such and switches are clearly labelled, meaning that configuring settings and navigating within news articles works well with a screen reader. However, there are shortcomings when it comes to keyboard operation of the app. The majority of all elements and content are not accessible with the keyboard or alternate input devices. In addition, the keyboard focus is not always visible, making selecting a switch or content a bit of a guessing game. When attempting to submit the feedback form, the screen reader reads a summary of all errors in case of missing input. However, the error message in the defective or missing field is not linked correctly, meaning the screen reader does not read this message. With some exceptions, the text size can be adjusted sufficiently, and the contrasts more than meet the requirements.

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