Custom labels which were previously deleted in VoiceOver Settings are coming back

Category
Miscellaneous
Severity
Moderate

Description

iOS 26 introduced the ability to browse and delete custom VoiceOver labels that you have created for elements across iOS or inside apps.
You can find these at Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Verbosity.
However, having deleted a number of labels, some unexpectedly return.

Steps to reproduce

Go to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Verbosity.
Find the option for Custom Labels.
Delete the custom labels you had previously created.
Go back some time later.
Some or all of the custom labels you deleted have returned.

Bug First Encountered

iOS/iPadOS 26.0

Device(s) bug has been encountered on

iPhone

How often the bug occurs

Sometimes

Workaround

None

Apple feedback #

FB20239885

Status

Active

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