When Choosing an App for the Open App Lock Screen Action, VoiceOver Becomes Stuck in the Dialog Box, Preventing Completion of the Process

Category
Miscellaneous
Severity
Minor

Description

From iOS 18, you can change the Torch and Camera shortcuts on the lock screen to perform other functions.
One available function is to open an app of your choosing.
When you attempt to do this however, you get locked in the dialog box where you choose the app.

Steps to reproduce

Enable VoiceOver.
Go to the lock screen and enter Edit mode. Select the option to Customise.
Select one of the shortcut buttons at the bottom, which by default are Torch and Camera.
Select the option to Open App.
Select the button to Choose an app and select the app you want from the list.
You are now trapped in the dialog box and cannot exit out unless you use the Two-Finger Scrub gesture.

Bug First Encountered

iOS/iPadOS 18.0

Device(s) bug has been encountered on

iPhone

How often the bug occurs

Always

Workaround

Use the Two-Finger Scrub gesture to exit the dialog box.

Apple feedback #

FB15080592

Status

Active

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