The latest articles on DEV Community by Samer (@alsudani). https://dev.to/alsudani https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3792529%2F6097f870-24df-421b-bb9c-a95c54ba8a67.png https://dev.to/alsudani en Samer Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:22:48 +0000 https://dev.to/alsudani/suppressing-ios-voiceover-swipe-leftright-instructions-on-custom-dot-control-21bn https://dev.to/alsudani/suppressing-ios-voiceover-swipe-leftright-instructions-on-custom-dot-control-21bn <p>We have a custom "Dot Control" in React Native (iOS). When focused, VoiceOver announces: "Dot Control, [label], swipe left/right and top/bottom to navigate".<br> We only want to support left/right for carousel navigation, not top/bottom. How can we suppress the "top/bottom" part of the announcement on iOS, while keeping the element accessible?<br> We are already using accessibilityRole="adjustable", is there a native trait to hide that message?</p> a11y ios mobile reactnative