IOS focus movement

iOS/VoiceOver does not follow shallow focus targets

Generally speaking iOS/VoiceOver does not follow shallow focus targets. Since around iOS 10, it appears that when focus is not moved directly to text, VoiceOver does not follow it, such as the case when moving focus to the outer container of a deeply nested structure.

One solution is to move focus close to the text you want the user to hear as seen in the example below.

Activate the following link using iOS 10 + with VoiceOver

Open Dialog

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Verify Your Document Upload

To review or add any additional documents, select Review. To complete your upload, select Submit.

Please ensure you have included all pages — even blank pages — in your document upload.

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Testing

OS	Browser	Screen Reader	Results
iOS 11.2	Safari	VoiceOver	VoiceOver announces desired text and the virtual cursor can access all of the dialog's content.

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