iOS a11y text entry is incomplete #14543

yjbanov · 2018-02-08T01:50:38Z

This is a follow-up for issue #12786.

As of flutter/engine#4575 we have partial support for a11y text entry on iOS.

What works:

When "tabbed" or "dragged" into
- Text fields are announced as "Text field"
- The hint "double tap to edit"
- Content of text field is announced
- It is announced weather a text field is in edit mode
- The insert mode (e.g. character mode) is not announced.
Entered characters are echoed back
After inserting space the last word is echoed back
Swiping up or down moves the courser
Selecting text with reverse-pinch

What remains to be done:

No announcement when a currently edited text field gains focus via the "tap" gesture
The position of the cursor is not announced
Copy&paste does not work when rotor is in edit mode
TextFields for passwords (secureTextEntry = YES) are not announced as "secure text fields"
TextFields for passwords (secureTextEntry = YES) announce their content (e.g. "5 bullets") instead of the number of characters

/cc @goderbauer

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goderbauer · 2018-03-13T20:48:39Z

I just noticed that text fields for secure entry (e.g. Passwords) are also not announced correctly on iOS even though we set secureTextEntry = YES on the UITextInput. Added two points for this to the bullet list above.

darshankawar · 2020-09-04T12:18:33Z

Issue replicable on latest stable (1.20.3)

flutter doctor -v

Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 1.20.3, on Mac OS X 10.15.2 19C57, locale en-US)
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      Try re-installing or updating your Android SDK Manager.
      See https://developer.android.com/studio/#downloads or visit https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/macos#android-setup for detailed instructions.
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code sample

body: Column(
          children: [
            TextField(
              decoration: InputDecoration(
                hintText: 'email'
              ),
            ),
            TextField(
              decoration: InputDecoration(
                hintText: 'pass'
              ),
              obscureText: true,
            )
          ],
        )

justinmc · 2022-10-05T21:36:53Z

@chunhtai Is this old issue on your radar for accessibility?

chunhtai · 2022-10-05T21:42:25Z

No, I am not aware of this issue, The voice over is interacting with the text inputplugin, not sure why it is not working, needs more investigations.

darshankawar · 2024-04-24T10:41:16Z

What remains to be done:

No announcement when a currently edited text field gains focus via the "tap" gesture

The position of the cursor is not announced

Copy&paste does not work when rotor is in edit mode

TextFields for passwords (secureTextEntry = YES) are not announced as "secure text fields"

TextFields for passwords (secureTextEntry = YES) announce their content (e.g. "5 bullets") instead of the number of characters

Verified above features using latest stable and code sample as provided earlier, below is the latest behavior of each:

No announcement when a currently edited text field gains focus via the "tap" gesture

This sometimes work and sometimes doesn't. When it works, it reads textfield is editing, character mode, insertion point on end. If we move the cursor to the start of the editing text, it reads textfield is editing, character mode, insertion point at start.

The position of the cursor is not announced

Currently it reads, insertion point at start or insertion point at end depending on the cursor position.

Copy&paste does not work when rotor is in edit mode

This still persists.

TextFields for passwords (secureTextEntry = YES) are not announced as "secure text fields"

TextFields for passwords (secureTextEntry = YES) announce their content (e.g. "5 bullets") instead of the number of characters

These still persists as mentioned.

Based on the verification and indifferent behavior observed, I'll keep the issue open and update labels to reflect current and correct status of this issue.

stable, master flutter doctor -v

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    • Darshan's iphone (mobile)  • 21150b119064aecc249dfcfe05e259197461ce23 •
      ios            • iOS 14.4.1 18D61
    • iPhone 12 Pro Max (mobile) • A5473606-0213-4FD8-BA16-553433949729     •
      ios            • com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-14-3 (simulator)
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yjbanov added a: text input Entering text in a text field or keyboard related problems platform-ios iOS applications specifically a: accessibility Accessibility, e.g. VoiceOver or TalkBack. (aka a11y) labels Feb 8, 2018

yjbanov mentioned this issue Mar 7, 2018

iOS a11y Text input #12786

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yjbanov added this to the 3: Current Milestone milestone Mar 7, 2018

Hixie modified the milestones: 3: Current Milestone, 4: Next milestone Apr 11, 2018

Hixie added a: fidelity Matching the OEM platforms better f: cupertino flutter/packages/flutter/cupertino repository labels Nov 26, 2018

zoechi added the framework flutter/packages/flutter repository. See also f: labels. label Dec 13, 2018

kf6gpe added the P2 Important issues not at the top of the work list label May 29, 2020

Hixie removed this from the None. milestone Aug 17, 2020

darshankawar added found in release: 1.20 Found to occur in 1.20 has reproducible steps The issue has been confirmed reproducible and is ready to work on labels Sep 4, 2020

darshankawar mentioned this issue Jan 24, 2022

Input is voiced on a textfield with obscureText set to true when using VoiceOver #97034

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flutter-triage-bot bot added multiteam-retriage-candidate team-ios Owned by iOS platform team triaged-ios Triaged by iOS platform team labels Jul 8, 2023

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Accessibility Focus jumps to Scaffold's AppBar while trying to swipe down or up in a listview #98572

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darshankawar added found in release: 3.19 Found to occur in 3.19 found in release: 3.22 Found to occur in 3.22 and removed found in release: 1.20 Found to occur in 1.20 labels Apr 24, 2024

justinmc added the fyi-text-input For the attention of Text Input team label May 9, 2024

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