[NFBCS] audible accessibility regressions

[Ty Littlefield]

Hello,

I'm glad that people are on these issues. I can not test to verify the 
miniplayer issues.

I am on IOS 26.3 (not beta) and running Audible 4.64 with no updates to 
be installed.

If I navigate to my library tab, all of the books that can be played or 
downloaded that are previously given a button role still have the button 
role, but they also say "has popup button." after the button role is 
announced.

Activating any of these either does nothing, in the case of being able 
to play, or gives me a blank screen. Dragging my finger around the 
screen to explore receives no feedback. The only way I've found to get 
controls back is to close Audible in the app switcher, then open it 
again. Turning Voiceover off and back on again does not help.


Thanks,


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On 2/22/2026 5:24 PM, Mosen, Jonathan via NFBCS wrote:
>
> Hello Ty, yes, CENA is in regular touch with Amazon on a range of 
> issues, some of which are reported to us via the inaccessibility 
> tracker form we offer for the purpose of bug collections.
>
> We did raise the serious regression in the Mini Player after receiving 
> numerous reports, and Amazon fixed it fairly quickly. The update came 
> out a week and a half ago or so. Are you definitely running the latest 
> build?
>
> If you are and you are still experiencing issues, please do let me 
> know and we’ll investigate them so we can pass on good quality data. I 
> am no longer able to duplicate the issue personally after installing 
> the update.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jonathan Mosen
> Executive Director for Accessibility Excellence
> National Federation of the Blind
> 410-659-9314 ex 2233
> jmosen at nfb.org <mailto:jmosen at nfb.org>
>
>
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> *From:*NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *Ty Littlefield 
> via NFBCS
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 22, 2026 6:59 PM
> *To:* NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* Ty Littlefield <tyler at tysdomain.com>
> *Subject:* [NFBCS] audible accessibility regressions
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm curious if anyone has connections to anyone who can file these to 
> be fixed. Audible has introduced two recent bugs that are horrible for 
> accessibility: one where the miniplayer button you can activate to 
> expand does not work, and another much more frustrating issue where 
> the button to activate a book title in your library is treated as a 
> popup button.
>
> This has a hint of "double tap to activate the picker," and reads as 
> "button popup button," but there is not a menu presented. This means 
> that it's now impossible to download/play books with Voiceover on IOS.
>
> I've reported the issue to Apple, because Voiceover shouldn't hit this 
> point and present a blank screen, but I'm also concerned at how many 
> issues Audible has introduced in terms of accessibility.
>
> I'd be happy to connect with anyone, or feel free if you know of 
> someone to just pass this along if that works better.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -- 
>
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