Luckily, I use an iPhone myself, and so decided to do an XCode build and run the development app on my real device. Unfortunately, the emulator does NOT allow for testing with the Voice Over function.
I do however, use the iPhone emulator that comes with it.
I was assigned this bug ticket, and whilst bewildered at first, managed to work it out fairly quickly once I understood the basics of how the React Native API interacts with screen readers.
So the bug reported was that our latest app release stopped a user using iOS's Voice Over function (screen reader) from progressing through a particular screen. Accessibility is something I'm really keen to learn more about, so I'm hoping that I'll get the chance to improve my knowledge on this topic and blog more about it in the coming months. I've still got a long way to go in terms of learning the ins and outs of how to design and create mobile apps that are accessible, but it's nice to finally dip my toes into the water. I worked on my first ever accessibility bug this past week and was introduced to the world of screen readers. Here's a quick post on screen readers and React Native apps.
