Huy c5228651d0
Fix RadioButton is not vocalized as unselected by VoiceOver (#175926)
### Issue
- Fix https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/170422

### Description

This PR proposes a fix by adding a hint to Semantics here:


b220f5a2ab/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/raw_radio.dart (L217-L222)

The hint is only available on iOS &macOS platforms with a localized
string for `unselected` state to prevent regression on Android, which
works as expected currently and this seems to be the only solution as
investigated below ⬇️

<details open>
<summary>Demo the fix</summary>


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/56c1c6c9-5178-45be-a633-47145a0543d6

</details>

#### Why can't we make it simpler with Semantics flags only?

- I looked at
[UIAccessibilityTraits](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiaccessibilitytraits),
it seems the
[selected](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiaccessibilitytraits/selected)
property does announce `selected` state, but it does not mention or give
hints for `unselected` state.
-
[L824-L828](e8bef98051/engine/src/flutter/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/SemanticsObject.mm (L824-L828))
in Flutter source code does mention radio button: Looks like I can try
marking both toggle and check, but it's impossible, due to an assertion:
[A semantics node cannot be toggled and checked at the same
time](35375e43fb/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/object.dart (L4807-L4809))

➡️ Not sure which flags can trigger `unselected` state implicitly.

#### How do iOS native apps work?

I did test with two approaches:

1. iOS Reminders app: 
VoiceOver vocalizes as follows:
Unchecked radio: "...Incomplete..."
checked radio:"...Completed..."

<details>
<summary>Demo video</summary>


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6bed5d14-ded8-47c2-9c09-7afc266898cc

</details>

2. Build Radio with SwiftUI

Looks like [there is no built-in widget for Radio provided by
Apple](https://www.reddit.com/r/SwiftUI/comments/1gsh7zo/does_swiftui_have_a_builtin_radiobutton_in_2024/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button).
[Is it really a native iOS
component?](https://www.reddit.com/r/SwiftUI/comments/1gsh7zo/comment/lxea1uf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)

Most of results I have found suggest building radio from a button with
changing image source(selected/unselected, respectively), as I do in
this SwiftUI code here:
https://gist.github.com/huycozy/93b12c030651c4fde6fe8fceda1ba1ee. We can
control what the reader vocalizes by setting traits and value for it
manually. This being said, setting accessibility hint or value from
Flutter side makes sense in this case. Please let me know if I am
missing something.

<details>
<summary>Demo video</summary>


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/118c89c5-46a3-497f-8b2a-6f7c5ae8edf3

</details>


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Signed-off-by: huycozy <huy@nevercode.io>
Co-authored-by: chunhtai <47866232+chunhtai@users.noreply.github.com>
2025-10-09 00:12:33 +00:00
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