- Success Criterion 3.3.4
- Conformance level AA
Confirmation Dialog That Never Shows What’s Being Confirmed
3.3.4 — Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data)
Scenario
Setting
A weather app's forecast screen
What’s wrong
"Confirm" dialog that doesn't display the data being confirmed (rubber-stamp confirm ≠ checked).
Example
Watch a weather app's forecast screen closely and you'll spot this: "Confirm" dialog that doesn't display the data being confirmed (rubber-stamp confirm ≠ checked).
Why it matters
Everyone in legal, financial, or data-changing flows — especially people prone to input mistakes. In this case (a weather app's forecast screen), they can't complete the form at all.
How to test
Trigger the 'Confirm' dialog: if it doesn't display the actual data being confirmed (a rubber-stamp confirm with no specifics), it fails.
How to fix
The submission must be reversible, checked with a chance to correct, or confirmed through an editable review step.
Outcome
Once corrected, a weather app's forecast screen lets them complete the form without guessing.
Who is affected
Everyone in legal, financial, or data-changing flows — especially people prone to input mistakes.
Learn more
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