VoiceOver Focus is Sometimes Inconsistent and Unreliable When Swiping Through the Lock Screen

Category
Miscellaneous
Severity
Moderate

Description

On occasions, when swiping through the Lock Screen using one-finger swipe right or left, VoiceOver focus may be inconsistent.

When navigating through the Lock Screen using a one-finger swipe right, After the "Swipe up to Unlock" element, the expected behavior is that VoiceOver will focus on the first notification (if present); Focus status (if present); or the first item on the screen, like Flashlight or Camera. However, sometimes, VoiceOver users may find that focus is instead placed on items from the Status Bar, such as Cellular Carrier, Battery Percentage, or the Clock.

If VoiceOver focus does land on items from the Status Bar when swiping, it is sometimes possible to continue swiping to the right and get to the first Lock Screen item; however, other times, VoiceOver focus can become stuck in a loop between the time, the "Swipe Up to Unlock" element, Cellular Carrier, an element with no spoken or audible feedback; or any combination of the above.

Steps to reproduce

1. Wake the screen with the Side Button or tapping the screen.
2. Swipe to the right and navigate through the items on the screen.

Bug First Encountered

iOS/iPadOS 27.0

Device(s) bug has been encountered on

iPhone

How often the bug occurs

Sometimes

Workaround

Explore the screen by touch to place VoiceOver focus on the desired item.

Apple feedback #

FB24526783

Status

Active

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