Cannot select text in Photos using arrow keys

Category
Other Apple Applications
Severity
Moderate

Description

When exploring the canvas of a photo in Photos with VoiceOver enabled, it is not possible to navigate and select text in the photo using the arrow keys.

Bug First Encountered

macOS Monterey 12.0.1

How often the bug occurs

Always

Workaround

Navigating to a text element and pressing VO-Shift-C will copy the last spoken phrase to the clipboard, along with the VoiceOver announcement "Has alternate items."

Apple feedback #
FB9650227

Status

Fixed

Fixed In

macOS Monterey 12.3

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