bug(mat-form-field): VoiceOver reads multiple group, set aria-hidden to supporting elements
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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
related to #32797
Supporting elements in `MatFormField` should have `aria-hidden="true"` here because they do not contribute to accessibility. I suggest the "Ripple" family of components, in this case selector `matformfieldlineripple` but also in all other places, to automatically add `aria-hidden="true"`.
If hints and errors are empty, `MatFormField` still renders a hint wrapper, which then would read as an empty "group". In this case, this wrapper should also be "aria-hidden="true".
### Reproduction
StackBlitz link: https://stackblitz.com/edit/components-issue-starter-cudkchbv?file=src%2Fmain.ts
Steps to reproduce:
1. enable VoiceOver
2. navigate through elements
### Expected Behavior
At best, it should should skip the first "input", directly read "Input, edit text" and after that "test"
### Actual Behavior
VoiceOver is reading the following at each navigation step:
1. Input
2. Input, edit text
3. group
4. group
### Environment
- Angular: tested with 18 and 20
- CDK/Material: tested with 18 and 20
- Browser(s): Chrome
- Operating System (e.g. Windows, macOS, Ubuntu): macOS 26
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked StackBlitz reproduction and the MatFormField implementation, focusing on the supporting elements and the matformfieldlineripple selector described in the report. Check how empty hint and error content produces the hint wrapper, then verify with VoiceOver that non-contributing elements are skipped and the expected input and test text remain audible.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- angular, typescript
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100