[A11Y][Password Input] Content not read if password is visible

[pya35]

Prerequisites

• I have searched the backlog for duplicate or closed issues.

What happened?

If the password is visible, Talkback should read the content and not only the number of characters

OUDS Android version

1.2.0

Your test device

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OS version

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Additional context

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[paulinea]

Is this really what we want? In term of security, it's not ideal to read a password aloud.

[pya35]

@paulinea A blind or visually-impaired user should be able to check what he/she has filled if the password is wrong, or during the definition of a new password for example,.
As long as the default status is not visible, the user will need to press intentionnally the show/hide button to reveal the password.

See some examples on web, where visible password is read by a screenreader:

• https://www.systeme-de-design.gouv.fr/version-courante/fr/composants/mot-de-passe/demonstration-du-mot-de-passe
• https://design-system.service.gov.uk/components/password-input/

Hidden :

Screenreader says : "Password édition protégé ●●●●"

Visible :

Screenreader says : "Password édition toto"