Utilizing the Back Button in Safari Causes VoiceOver to Become Unusable

Category
Safari
Severity
Serious

Description

In Safari, using the Back button or Scrub gesture to return to the previous page will result in VoiceOver becoming near unusable. VoiceOver will read an item if you locate it by touch, but flicking will not move focus.

Bug First Encountered

iOS 8.0 or earlier

Device(s) bug has been encountered on

iPhone 6
iPhone 5s
iPhone 5

How often the bug occurs

Always

Workaround

locate the Reload button and double-tap to activate it.

Status

Fixed

Fixed In

iOS 8.3

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