bug(chips): Arrows navigation in NVDA browse mode automatically switched to focus mode (again)
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Description
### Is this a regression?
- [ ] Yes, this behavior used to work in the previous version
### The previous version in which this bug was not present was
_No response_
### Description
This pretty much the same bug as https://github.com/angular/components/issues/20761
### Reproduction
Steps to reproduce:
1. Go to https://material.angular.dev/components/chips/examples
2. Open NVDA screen reader in browse mode
3. Start navigating in browse mode with a help of up/down arrows
4. Navigate with the help of arrows to chips select list
### Expected Behavior
NVDA is reading information about the select list and keeps navigating in the browse mode
### Actual Behavior
NVDA automatically switches to the focus mode and prevents user from further page exploring in the browse mode.
### Environment
- Angular: 20.2
- CDK/Material: Material components
- Browser(s): Chrome
- Operating System (e.g. Windows, macOS, Ubuntu): Windows
- NVDA 2025.3
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue at the Material chips examples page with Chrome, NVDA 2025.3, and the listed browse-mode steps. Review the related issue #20761 for prior context, then verify that navigating to the chips select list leaves NVDA in browse mode while still reading the select-list information.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, typescript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100