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[ModalBottomSheet] The screen reader reaches the screen behind an open sheet #75
Description
Summary
With a ModalBottomSheet open, the screen reader still reaches the elements behind it,
either by swiping forward past the last element in the sheet or by touching the backdrop.
Videos with sound:
VoiceOver on iOS
ios-voiceover-reaches-behind.mp4
TalkBack on Android
android-talkback-reaches-behind.mp4
Reproduction
https://github.com/kilarsky/swm-bottom-sheet-screen-reader-reaches-behind-repro
- Turn VoiceOver or TalkBack on.
- Tap Open sheet.
- Put reader focus on the Sheet heading, then swipe forward past Close.
- Or touch the backdrop above the sheet.
Expected
Focus stays in the sheet.
Actual
The reader reaches the background either way, even though the backdrop covers it.
Environment
@swmansion/react-native-bottom-sheet: 0.16.2
iOS 26.5 and Android 11 in the videos.
npx expo-env-info
expo-env-info 2.1.0 environment info:
System:
OS: macOS 26.5.2
Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 22.18.0 - /usr/local/bin/node
Yarn: 1.22.22 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
npm: 10.9.3 - /usr/local/bin/npm
Watchman: 2025.09.15.00 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods: 1.16.2 - /Users/.../.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: DriverKit 25.5, iOS 26.5, macOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2026.1 AI-261.26222.65.2613.16025427
Xcode: 26.5/17F42 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
npmPackages:
expo: ~57.0.15 => 57.0.15
react: 19.2.3 => 19.2.3
react-native: 0.86.2 => 0.86.2
Expo Workflow: bare
npx expo-doctor
21/21 checks passed. No issues detected!
Activity
DanyKrk commentedon Sep 24, 2026
Thanks for the detailed reproduction! I’m currently working on this in #56.