Combobox not working with VoiceOver after updating to MacOS 14.4.1

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Combobox not working with VoiceOver after updating to MacOS 14.4.1

After updating to MacOS 14.4.1, the functionality of using a combobox with VoiceOver turned on has been affected. Previously, I could expand the dropdown menu and select items from the list using the down arrow key, but after the update, the dropdown menu no longer expands with the down arrow, and VoiceOver does not provide alternative options. This issue is reproducible with various other UI libraries' comboboxes, including Reach UI's Combobox which was working fine before the update.

Is there a way to make the combobox accessible in 14.4.1?

Posted on May 15, 2024 7:48 AM

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KHuang17 Author

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Jun 4, 2024 7:40 AM in response to KHuang17

VoiceOver also breaks the combobox from the official ARIA W3C website https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/combobox/examples/combobox-autocomplete-list/. When VO is turned off, I can use the up/down arrow to go through the menu items from the dropdown but when VO is turned on, the up/down arrows cannot access the dropdown menu items.

Is this going to be fixed?

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KHuang17 Author

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Jun 3, 2024 6:38 AM in response to KHuang17

This still doesn't work in Sonoma 14.5.

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