191749 2018-11-16 07:15:53 -0800 AX: Description not announced by Voiceover when following links targeting selects or file inputs 2026-05-08 01:55:20 -0700 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit Accessibility Safari 12 iPhone / iPad iOS 12 NEW InRadar P2 Normal --- 1 oliver.byford webkit-unassigned beeps.grey webkit-bug-importer oldest_to_newest 1479400 0 355059 oliver.byford 2018-11-16 07:15:53 -0800 Created attachment 355059 Reduced test case This may well affect other types of inputs, but more severe bugs affecting text inputs, text areas, radio buttons and checkboxes (191746, 191748) means it's impossible to tell. Given the following markup: <a href="#select">Link to select</a><br> <a href="#file">Link to input type="file"</a> <br><br> <label for="select">Label for select</label><br> <span id="select-description">Description for select</span><br> <select id="select" name="select" aria-describedby="select-description"> <option value="one" selected>Option one</option> <option value="two">Option two</option> <option value="three">Option three</option> </select> <br><br> <label for="file">Label for file upload</label> <span id="file-description">Description for file upload</span> <input id="file" name="file" type="file" aria-describedby="file-description"> Focus the link to each input type and activate it by double-tapping. For the link to the select: Expected behaviour: Voiceover should include the description associated using aria-describedby, as it does when focusing the element by swiping through the document: "Legend for select, option one, popup button. Description for select. Double-tap to active the picker" Actual behaviour: Voiceover does not include the description as part of the announcement, nor the instruction 'Double-tap to activate the picker': "Legend for select, option one, popup button." For the link to file input: Voiceover should include the description associated using aria-describedby, as it does when focusing the element by swiping through the document: "Label for file upload, no file selected, button. Description for file upload." Voiceover does not include the description as part of the announcement, nor the fact that the focussed element is a button: "Label for file upload, no file selected." Tested in iOS 12.1 (16B92) on an iPhone X (A1901) 1479401 1 webkit-bug-importer 2018-11-16 07:16:16 -0800 <rdar://problem/46126478> 2208916 2 beeps.grey 2026-05-08 01:55:20 -0700 I've retested this today in iOS 26.4 and got the following announcements. When swiping to the `select` element: > Label for select. Description, Description for select. Option one. Popup button. Double tap to activate the picker. When double tapping link to the `select` element: > Label for select. Description, Description for select. Option one. Popup button. When swiping to the `input type="file"` element: > Label for file upload. Description, Description for file upload. No file selected. Button. When double tapping link to the `input type="file"` element: > Label for file upload. Description, Description for file upload. No file selected. The issue of not announcing content associated with `aria-describedby` appears to have been resolved since this bug was raised, although there is still a discrepancy in the level of detail announced between the two navigation methods. 355059 2018-11-16 07:15:53 -0800 2018-11-16 07:15:53 -0800 Reduced test case link-to-select-file.html text/html 809 oliver.byford PCFET0NUWVBFIGh0bWw+CjxodG1sIGxhbmc9ImVuIj4KPGhlYWQ+CiAgPG1ldGEgY2hhcnNldD0i dXRmLTgiPgogIDx0aXRsZT5MaW5rIHRvIHRleHQgaW5wdXRzIGFuZCB0ZXh0YXJlYXM8L3RpdGxl Pgo8L2hlYWQ+Cjxib2R5PgogIDxhIGhyZWY9IiNzZWxlY3QiPkxpbmsgdG8gc2VsZWN0PC9hPjxi cj4KICA8YSBocmVmPSIjZmlsZSI+TGluayB0byBpbnB1dCB0eXBlPSJmaWxlIjwvYT4KCiAgPGJy Pjxicj4KCiAgPGxhYmVsIGZvcj0ic2VsZWN0Ij5MYWJlbCBmb3Igc2VsZWN0PC9sYWJlbD48YnI+ CiAgPHNwYW4gaWQ9InNlbGVjdC1kZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI+RGVzY3JpcHRpb24gZm9yIHNlbGVjdDwv c3Bhbj48YnI+CiAgPHNlbGVjdCBpZD0ic2VsZWN0IiBuYW1lPSJzZWxlY3QiIGFyaWEtZGVzY3Jp YmVkYnk9InNlbGVjdC1kZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI+CiAgICA8b3B0aW9uIHZhbHVlPSJvbmUiIHNlbGVj dGVkPk9wdGlvbiBvbmU8L29wdGlvbj4KICAgIDxvcHRpb24gdmFsdWU9InR3byI+T3B0aW9uIHR3 bzwvb3B0aW9uPgogICAgPG9wdGlvbiB2YWx1ZT0idGhyZWUiPk9wdGlvbiB0aHJlZTwvb3B0aW9u PgogIDwvc2VsZWN0PgoKICA8YnI+PGJyPgoKICA8bGFiZWwgZm9yPSJmaWxlIj5MYWJlbCBmb3Ig ZmlsZSB1cGxvYWQ8L2xhYmVsPgogIDxzcGFuIGlkPSJmaWxlLWRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIj5EZXNjcmlw dGlvbiBmb3IgZmlsZSB1cGxvYWQ8L3NwYW4+CiAgPGlucHV0IGlkPSJmaWxlIiBuYW1lPSJmaWxl IiB0eXBlPSJmaWxlIiBhcmlhLWRlc2NyaWJlZGJ5PSJmaWxlLWRlc2NyaXB0aW9uIj4KCjwvYm9k eT4KPC9odG1sPgo=