Difficulties using the Search functionality on iOS with the Screen Reader featur
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We recently got the report:
Lately, I’ve been having difficulty navigating the search results when using Voice Over on my iPhone. In the past, I had no issues finding what I was looking for, but after the recent updates, the search results seem disorganized. I often end up in irrelevant episodes or sponsored links instead of the desired results. Even after typing in the name of the podcast, I spend an endless amount of time swiping right without success. I’m not sure what has changed, but it’s become quite frustrating.
We can confirm that our search functionality was adjusted to include episodes in the search results.
Due to the feedback received, we can confirm that a bug report has been opened so that the accessibility behind this feature can be improved. You can view the bug report here: https://github.com/Automattic/pocket-casts-ios/issues/964
If anyone else noticed other issues occurring when the screen reader feature on iOS, please feel free to mention it here or directly on the bug report!
Thanks!
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I am not getting individual episodes in my search results – only names of podcast series. Why would this feature not work for me if you added it this spring?
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@laurahaleywalker We’d like to look into this for you. Can you share the text you’re using to search and the title of the podcast and episode you’d expect to show in our results?
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