Voice over is not announcing role as combo box and state as collapsed for "Project" combobox:A11y_.NET maui_user can creat a tak_Screen reader

[kapilvaishna]

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GitHub Tags

#A11yTCS; #A11yMAS; #WCAG4.1.2; #ScreeReader; #BM_.NETMaui_Mac_JUL2025; #DesktopApp; #Device; #FTP; #A11ySev1; #.NET MAUI SDKs; #Mac; #VoiceOver;

Environment Details:

Application: Developer Balance (.NET Maui)
MAC
M2

Repro Steps:

1. Turn on Voiceover
2. Install and open the Developer Balance app
3. Press Control + Option + Right arrow key to navigate "Add task" button and press Control + Option + space key.
4. Press Control + Option + Right arrow key to navigate "Project" combo box and press Control + Option + space key to expand.
5. Observe the issue

Actual Result:

When navigate to "Project" combo box using Control + Option + Right arrow, voice over is not announcing the role as combo box and state as collapsed.

Note:
Same issue repro with "Category" combo box present in create a project page

Expected Result:

When navigate to "Project" combo box using Control + Option + Right arrow voice hover should announce role as combo box , name as project and state as collapsed.

User Impact:

Screen user will not get the correct control type and state of the control.

Attachment

30899_Voise.over.mp4

Similar issue

30899_Similar.issue.mp4

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• When using voiceover unable to access expanded list of project combo box: A11y_.NET maui_user can creat a tak_Screen reader #30897 , similarity score: 91%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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[deepika2509]

This issue has been verified in Visual Studio Code 1.102.2 with MAUI versions 9.0.0 and 9.0.90. It can be reproduced on MacCatalyst platform.

[SuthiYuvaraj]

Hi @kapilvaishna , In the Developer Balance app, on the Task Details page, you're currently using a combination of SfTextInputLayout and Picker, which results in a ComboBox-like control. As a result, VoiceOver reads it as a "Text Edit" field.

To improve accessibility and clearly convey the control's role and state, you can use the following SemanticProperties:

 <sf:SfTextInputLayout
                    IsVisible="{Binding IsExistingProject}"
                    SemanticProperties.Description="ComboBox to select project"
                    SemanticProperties.Hint="State Collapsed"
                    Hint="Project">
 <Picker
          ...
   SemanticProperties.Description="Project"
    SemanticProperties.Hint="Which project this task belongs to"/>
 </sf:SfTextInputLayout>

Here I have attached the output video for your reference:

ComboBox.mov