Active View Name
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Active View Name looks for any view with a click action and ensures the view is focusable and its name or text is available to TalkBack.
Supported within:
Impact
People using TalkBack are most affected. The inability to focus on a view or have the view's name announced through TalkBack creates an inaccessible experience.
note
The version of Android, device, and manufacturer may play a part in issue detection.
Confirmation
- Turn on TalkBack
- Attempt to focus the control
- One of the following will happen:
- Inaccessible: Unable to focus on the control.
- Inaccessible: Focused but not announced with TalkBack.
- Accessible: Focused and announced in TalkBack.
How to Fix
Utilize a control's text property or a view's content description to ensure TalkBack has accurate information to share.
Button button = .......
button.setText("Button's Name");
ImageButton imageButton = .......
imageButton.setContentDescription("Button's Name");