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Screen reader over-announcement of elapsed timers

Cluster 71657 · apps/desktop. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #121656 on 24 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A fix was merged to main in PR #121656. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These items address screen readers continuously re-announcing elapsed timer values and turn status updates due to their placement inside aria-live regions on desktop. The work involves silencing or restructuring these elements to reduce unwanted announcements.

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  • #121656 fix(desktop): stop screen readers re-announcing the turn status row (#46225)

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/voice-activity.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/voice-activity.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/status.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/status.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/turn-gap-indicator.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/chat/activity-timer-text.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/chat/stable-text.tsx

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #71753 fix(desktop): silence elapsed timers inside live regions · merged via another change → 66b31fc, #121656, #46225
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#71657a11y: per-second elapsed timers are announced continuously by screen readers — the value is rendered inside aria-live regions
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  • Pairwise link density 0.67: the share of item pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. 1.00 means every pair is linked.

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#121656
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1 PR closed without merging
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24 Sep 2026

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