VoiceOver fails to announce time when waking iPhone if notifications are present

Category
VoiceOver Announcements/Feedback
Severity
Minor

Description

VoiceOver no longer announces the time when the device wakes if there are pending notifications. Instead, it only states the number of notifications present.

This differs from previous iOS versions where VoiceOver would always announce the time upon wake, even with notifications. Omitting the time announcement is inconsistent with user expectations and removes useful context.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Enable VoiceOver.
  2. Allow notifications to accumulate.
  3. Wake the device using power button or home button.

Expected Behavior:

VoiceOver should announce the time first, followed by the number of notifications e.g. "10:30 AM, 3 notifications."

Actual Behavior:

VoiceOver only announces the number of notifications and omits announcing the time. e.g. "3 notifications."

Bug First Encountered

iOS/iPadOS 17.0

Device(s) bug has been encountered on

iPhone

How often the bug occurs

Always

Apple feedback #

FB13109842

Status

Fixed

Fixed In

iOS/iPadOS 17.1

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