signalapp / signalapp/Signal-iOS
Voiceover screen reader - not consistently able to open links
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- Swift
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Description
(on behalf of https://disabled.social/@JustGrist/113986968822757833, with my fullest support)
“Hello,
Firstly, I want to thank the Signal devs for making sure that the IOS app is really very accessible for blind IOS users who use the Voiceover screen reader. That said, I noticed that while using Voiceover, I am not consistently able to open links sent to me in messages. Double tapping on the message doesn’t work. …
There is also no option for opening links in the options Voiceover users get when swiping up and down on a message or any option to open links in the context menu that pops up when I double tap and hold on a message. Adding an option for opening links either to the options that Voiceover users get when swiping up and down on a message or to the pop-up context menu would be the best way to ensure that blind IOS users have full access to the Signal app’s functionality.
Thank you.”
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the link-opening problem in the iOS app with VoiceOver, testing a message's swipe actions and long-press context menu. Done means VoiceOver users have a reliable, discoverable way to open links sent in messages.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ios, swift
- Domain
- accessibility, mobile
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100