Voiceover delay in Tahoe 26.1 moving through elements

By Unregistered User (not verified), 17 November, 2025

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macOS and Mac Apps

Hey,

So I'm not sure if it’s something I've just noticed and am now fixating on, or if this has been introduced in Tahoe 26.1, but voiceover has a very slight delay reading elements in web pages, slight but noticeable... Annoyingly so.

Is anyone else getting this? I get it when moving through headings or tabbing through elements. I'm using the Alex voice.

Or am I just going mad!!!

Again.

It's not latency as such, there is a click as the element comes into focus. An example is on the home page of Apple Vis and the Be My Eyes link... Click... Pause Be my eyes...

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Comments

By Brian on Monday, November 17, 2025 - 17:13

Have you tried backing up your VO settings, and then resetting VO?

By Michael Hansen on Monday, November 17, 2025 - 18:43

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

This is unfortunately a known issue in macOS 26.1. I personally find it infuriating, especially as VoiceOver is already less responsive than it is on Windows.