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[Resolved] WhatsApp broken with voiceover (cannot enter messages)

By slohmaier, 16 October, 2022

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iOS and iPadOS

Hi,

I have the latest iOs 16.0.3 and the latest WhasApp. I cannot focus the textfield for entering a message. I can select the buttons to the left and right. But not the text field. Did anyone experience a similar behaviour and knows how to fix it?

I tried different Navigation Styles for VoiceOver. No change.

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No problem here.

By Andy Lane

11 months 2 weeks ago

When was your last WhatsApp update? It may be that everyone will need to stop updates if there’s going to be a problem. Alternatively maybe you could uninstall and reinstall if there’s no update in the last few days thats caused the problem.

Mine is working

By Brooke

11 months 2 weeks ago

I just checked, and i'm able to enter text. I have the latest version of iOS and the latest update of WhatsApp. Have you force-closed WhatsApp in the app switcher? Sometimes that can fix app oddities.

Yeah I tried that. I'm…

By slohmaier

11 months 2 weeks ago

Yeah I tried that. I'm thinking of resetting my iPhone. But its a hassle. Setting up all the apps again for banks and such.

FIXED!

By slohmaier

11 months 2 weeks ago

I found the issue. The screenrecognition feature, for apps, athat are not accessible was active for WhatsApp. Turning that off makes WhatsApp work properly again.

Good for you, and thanks for letting us know

By Andy Lane

11 months 2 weeks ago

I turn screen recognition off in the rotor settings, so I don’t accidentally trigger it, it seems to cause more hassle than it’s worth for me at least.

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