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Re: A11y testing with Android - turn off TalkBack "Enhanced focus"?

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From: Mohith BP
Date: Jan 3, 2019 10:23PM

This setting is on by default hence it is not turned off usually.

On 1/4/19, Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> We generally do WCAG audits and expert reviews with the default settings of
> operating systems, browsers and assistive technologies unless there is
> evidence that users typically change them or they are essential (such as
> changing the keyboard accessibility settings in Safari on macOS).
>
> During user testing, we allow the participants to make any configuration
> changes they want, but they almost never do. Even when they do, the changes
> mostly affect the accessibility of the operating system or desktop
> applications.
>
> Steve Green
> Managing Director
> Test Partners Ltd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Detlev Fischer
> Sent: 03 January 2019 17:39
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Subject: [WebAIM] A11y testing with Android - turn off TalkBack "Enhanced
> focus"?
>
> A question to those testing the accessibility of stuff (in my case native
> apps) under Android: When you test, do you turn off the TalkBack setting
> "Enhanced focus" (I believe this is on by default)? When it is turned on and
> you navigate back using in-app back buttons or the Android device back
> button, focus returns to where it was on the prior view.
>
> For meaningful TalkBack testing, It seems reasonable to have this setting
> activated because it is default and secondly it seems mostly beneficial for
> users (focus lands at the start of the view othwerwise).
> I am just concerned that having it on may mask  some app focus issues or
> distort results in some other way. Any thoughts?
>
> Detlev
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