Reader: each list item has 7 focusable elements which makes it slow to navigate

[designsimply]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > TalkBack > "Use service" or use the Volume key shortcut.
2. In the WordPress app, go to Reader.
3. Swipe right to navigate through several posts in the list.

Result: each list item has 7 focusable elements which makes it slow to navigate. (28s)

Navigation through the list of posts in the Reader view is pretty slow using TalkBack because each post in the list has seven focusable elements. As a result, if a TalkBack user wants to get from , for example, the first post to the fourth post without directly clicking on the fourth post, they have to move to the next item (swipe right) 21 times. This may not be a big deal for light usage, but would be very unpleasant with heavy usage.

^{Tested with WPAndroid 13.8-rc-1 on Pixel 3 Android 10.}

_{/hat tip @mchowning for the report, internal reference: p77Llu-c0a-p2}

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[designsimply]

Still valid. The design has changed since the original issue was filed but the accessibility issue remains.

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^{Tested with WPAndroid 16.4-rc-3 on Pixel 3 Android 11.}

[stale]

This issue has been marked as stale because:

• It has been inactive for the past year.
• It isn't in a project or a milestone.
• It hasn’t been labeled [Pri] Blocker, [Pri] High, or good first issue.

Please comment with an update if you believe this issue is still valid or if it can be closed. This issue will also be reviewed for validity and priority during regularly scheduled triage sessions.

[dangermattic]

Thanks for reporting! 👍