If you need multiple links embedded in some text (like the classic T&Cs and Privacy policy), the easiest is to use a UITextView & Attributed Strings, and it will work beautifully with VoiceOver. You'll be even able to navigate through links.
In the example, VoiceOver would say: “I agree with the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions, link”. Swipe down, should announce: “Privacy Policy, link” and you can double tap to open it. Swiping down one more time announces: “Terms and Conditions, link”.
let textView = UITextView()
let string = "I agree with the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Conditions"
let attributedString = NSMutableAttributedString(string: string)
attributedString.addAttribute(.link,
value: "https://www.yourdomain.com/pp",
range: NSRange(location: 17, length: 14))
attributedString.addAttribute(.link,
value: "https://www.yourdomain.com/tac",
range: NSRange(location: 40, length: 20))
textView.attributedText = attributedString
extension ViewController: UITextViewDelegate {
func textView(_ textView: UITextView, shouldInteractWith URL: URL, in characterRange: NSRange, interaction: UITextItemInteraction) -> Bool {
UIApplication.shared.open(URL)
return true
}
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The .summaryElement accessibility trait causes VoiceOver to announce that element when the app starts. The element won't get the focus though, and the order is not affected. A candidate for this trait could be the rings info in the Activity app.
To capture the gesture, you can override the accessibilityPerformEscape() function. In there you can dismiss your view, and return true if you could successfully handle it. https://developer.apple.com/documentation/objectivec/nsobject-swift.class/accessibilityperformescape()
Configuring the header accessibility trait, when appropriate, is one of my favourite accessibility quick wins. In this example, you need a single swipe down, instead of 12 swipes to the right to get to from Podcasts to Artists, in the app.
