FocusRequester not focusing due to node marked as Active [306451292]

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ta...@gmail.com

created issue #1

Oct 19, 2023 08:23PM

Jetpack Compose version: 1.5.1

Jetpack Compose component used:

    implementation(platform("androidx.compose:compose-bom:2023.08.00"))
    implementation("androidx.compose.ui:ui")
    implementation("androidx.compose.ui:ui-graphics")
    implementation("androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling-preview")
    implementation("androidx.compose.material3:material3")

Android Studio Build: 2023.1.1 Beta 5 (Hedgehog)

Kotlin version: 1.9.10

Steps to Reproduce or Code Sample to Reproduce:

I have a sample project attached below! I have a series of "pages" with each page having a "Next" button that takes the user to the next page. Whenever the user clicks "Next", the page content (title, subtitle, image) changes. I would like the focus to be reset to the page title when the user clicks "Next". However, this doesn't seem to be working as expected with focusRequester. FocusRequester.requestFocus() does get called, but in FocusTransactions.kt, I see that performRequestFocus() is hitting the case where the node is marked as already "Active", even when it's not. So nothing happens and the focus is not requested.

Things I have tried that didn't work:

Calling LocalFocusManager.current.clearFocus()
Calling focusRequester.requestFocus() twice
Calling focusRequester.requestFocus() after a long delay

Possibly related similar issues found on IssueTracker:

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/291634961

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/290225205

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/281929802

Repro steps for the attached sample app/code:

Launch the app and turn on Talkback
Observe page 1, navigate to the "Next" button using Talkback and click it
Page 2 should appear, but unfortunately the focus stays on the current button (used to say "Next", now says "Done") and the screen reader doesn't announce anything. Expected behavior is for the focus to be set to the title of the page and announce it.

FocusRequesterTestApp.zip

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Comments

mn...@google.com <mn...@google.com> Oct 20, 2023 04:12PM

Assigned to je...@google.com.

ut...@expediagroup.com <ut...@expediagroup.com> #2May 23, 2024 09:53PM

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Message last modified on May 23, 2024 09:54PM

ut...@gmail.com <ut...@gmail.com> #3May 23, 2024 09:54PM

Hi, I am facing the same issue. I have created a skip link using focusrequester. When a user clicks this skip link, it should move the talkback focus to the focusRequester node. However, it only works one time and never again. Even I tried hacking it around by delaying and calling requestFocus() twice, but nothing works.

I am on Compose 1.5.4

kl...@google.com <kl...@google.com> #4May 24, 2024 07:08PM

Is this something that could be solved with live regions?

ta...@gmail.com <ta...@gmail.com> #5Aug 14, 2024 06:34PM

I was able to use LiveRegion to announce the element, but not to focus on it.

so...@google.com <so...@google.com> #6Dec 20, 2024 05:16PM

For original request: taniabarg7@gmail.com imagine there's some kind of API that allows you to mark your screen or part of the screen so that whenever it shows up, it gets the focus (perhaps with some possibility to influence the initial focus on that screen/pane). Would it serve your use case?

For comment#3: Could you please elaborate a bit more on your use case, perhaps showing a mock or a screenshot of what the UI looks like. Is this "skip link" specifically designed for Talkback users?

Issue 306451292