VoiceOver in UIWebView doesn't read phone number properly

Asked May 05 '16 at 00:31

Active May 05 '16 at 01:52

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I saw a relevant question (from which I'm steeling some text) however the difference here is the phone number is not in my code but in a webpage being loaded in UIWebView.

The UIWebView has a phone number:

1-1xx-2xx-9565

Currently VO read it as "One (pause) One x x (pause) two x x (pause) minus nine thousand five hundred sixty five".

VO should read it as "One (pause) One x x (pause) two x x (pause) nine five six five".

If this where in the code, I would apply an accessibility label, however it's not. I can't change the format of the phone number, nor can I prevent the app from loading that page. I can however change the html/css of the webpage and any property of the UIWebViewController.

Is there a way to fix this so VO uses the proper pronunciation?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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asked May 05 '16 at 00:31

J.Miller

use spaces for - and the 9565 – Teja Nandamuri May 05 '16 at 01:31
@TejaNandamuri That would be changing the way the phone number is displayed though. – J.Miller May 06 '16 at 20:37
Only change the accessibility label! That doesn't change the UI! – Teja Nandamuri May 06 '16 at 20:39

VoiceOver in UIWebView doesn't read phone number properly

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