#36471·maui

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

Author: kapilvaishnaCreated Jul 9, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
Labelsplatform/macosarea-controls-pickers/needs-attentiont/a11y

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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; #External; #External:CommunityToolkit; #FirstParty;

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

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/cb3e2a0c-38be-49f9-a7ba-3d41924001f1

Similar issue

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/242f25f8-0462-430f-aa2b-b24b507837a7