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[Due for payment 2026-06-18] [$250] [A11y] Screen Reader: Sign in: The button to dismiss the picker view is not announced #77534
Description
Action Performed:
- Using iOS VoiceOver, open the Expensify app
- Swipe to the language dropdown button and double-tap to activate
- Swipe to the 'Done' button
- Swipe once left
- Note what is focused and announced
Expected Result:
The focused control should be announced with a button role and descriptive name, e.g.:
- 'Dismiss'
Actual Result:
The button to dismiss the picker view is not announced.
Area issue was found in:
Sign in
Failed WCAG checkpoints
WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/name-role-value
User impact:
Providing role, state, and value information on all user interface components enables compatibility with assistive technology, such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, and speech recognition software, used by people with disabilities.
Suggested resolution:
Apply accessibilityRole="button" to announce the role and descriptive accessibilityLabel, e.g.:
- 'Dismiss'
https://reactnative.dev/docs/accessibility#accessibilitylabel
https://reactnative.dev/docs/button
Environment:
Apple iPhone 11 - iOS 17.5.1, H0T Mobile - Native (No mobile browser)
Screenshots/Videos
Bug7006689_1763405659909.The_button_to_dismiss_the_picker_view_is_not_announced.mp4
Version Number: Production
Reproducible in staging?: NA
Reproducible in production?: Yes
Email or phone of affected tester (no customers): No
Logs: https://stackoverflow.com/c/expensify/questions/4856 NA
Notes/Photos/Videos: Any additional supporting documentation Yes
Expensify/Expensify Issue URL: https://platform.applause.com/company/12102/products/36628/community-issues/7006689
Issue reported by: NA
Slack conversation: NA
Issue Owner
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rushatgabhane commentedon Mar 3, 2026
fixed by #81013
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[-][$250] [A11y] Screen Reader: Sign in: The button to dismiss the picker view is not announced[/-][+][Due for payment 2026-06-18] [$250] [A11y] Screen Reader: Sign in: The button to dismiss the picker view is not announced[/+]melvin-bot commentedon Jun 11, 2026
Reviewinglabel has been removed, please complete the "BugZero Checklist".melvin-bot commentedon Jun 11, 2026
The solution for this issue has been 🚀 deployed to production 🚀 in version 9.4.5-6 and is now subject to a 7-day regression period 📆. Here is the list of pull requests that resolve this issue:
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melvin-bot commentedon Jun 11, 2026
@QichenZhu @mallenexpensify The PR fixing this issue has been merged! The following checklist (instructions) will need to be completed before the issue can be closed. Please copy/paste the BugZero Checklist from here into a new comment on this GH and complete it. If you have the K2 extension, you can simply click: [this button]. If no checklist is needed for this issue, you can click: [no checklist button]
melvin-bot commentedon Jun 15, 2026
@QichenZhu Whoops! This issue is 2 days overdue. Let's get this updated quick!
QichenZhu commentedon Jun 17, 2026
BugZero Checklist:
[Contributor] The offending PR and associated issue have been commented on, pointing out the bug it caused and why, so the author and reviewers can learn from the mistake.
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Link to issue: https://github.com/Expensify/Expensify/issues/650513
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Zapier Logs
Run ID: 00040eee-d2a8-a705-1662-785170355f44mallenexpensify commentedon Jun 19, 2026
Payment Summary
Contributor+: @QichenZhu due $250 via NewDot
trjExpensify commentedon Jun 25, 2026
approved $250 for @QichenZhu