1960954 - [toolbar redesign] It is not possible to re-activate a search input with TalkBack, Universal Switch, or Voice Access

Status: NEW

(Firefox for Android :: Toolbar, defect)

Description

[❌ Anna Yeddi [:ayeddi] ❌ On leave until 2027-01-04]

Attachment: Firefox Nightly - Search in Bookmarks cannot edit input with TalkBack.mp4

Steps to reproduce

1. Have an assistive technology running (either a Universal Switch [make sure to set up at least one action - "select item" - in the switch settings], TalkBack or Voice Access)
2. Open Firefox on the New Tab and activate the Select Search engine control
3. Select searching in Tabs or Bookmarks (any search engine that won't resolve in opening new webpage, but a Firefox-provided search)
4. Type anything in and press "Go" in the keyboard
5. Confirm the keyboard is collapsed
6. Attempt to return to return to editing the search input in any way
7. When search input is used, returning to it “double tap to activate” does not do anything (keyboard does not appear, no way to enter/edit the input)

Expected behavior

1. An assistive technology user could re-activate the input field and correct their entry - the keyboard would open for any assistive tech and the text entry field would be activated with a pointer visible in it, ready to start editing / continuing typing:
   1. TalkBack user could focus an text area and double-tap it
   2. Universal Switch user could select the text area and activate it
   3. Voice Access user could command "tap search" or "tap input" and the text entry field would be activated

Actual behavior

1. An assistive technology user could not re-activate the input field and correct their entry - the keyboard does not open for any assistive tech and the text entry field is not activated, no pointer is visible.
   1. Note: The only workaround is to use X Clear button, which removes the previous entry and allows to re-activate the input. If a user made a typo in their long search input, this would be very disappointing that they'd have to start typing it from scratch all over again.

Device information

• Firefox version: Firefox Nightly 138.0a1 (build #2016082399)
• Android device model: Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
• Android OS version: 14

Any additional information?

refer to the notes in the Actual behavior above

Comment 1

[BugBot [:suhaib / :marco]]

The severity field is not set for this bug.
:royang, could you have a look please?

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