From 6653dcf6f64750d351b54df2a3bd0e94c08c615d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mauro Romito <mauro.romito@element.io>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:03:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] focus voice over automatically when focussing a timeline
 event

---
 .../Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift      | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift
index 1b1b9a946..b5986cc8d 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Screens/Timeline/TimelineTableViewController.swift
@@ -378,6 +378,12 @@ class TimelineTableViewController: UIViewController {
                let indexPath = dataSource?.indexPath(for: kvPair.key) {
                 tableView.scrollToRow(at: indexPath, at: .middle, animated: animated)
                 coordinator.send(viewAction: .scrolledToFocussedItem)
+                // Ensure VoiceOver focus happens after the scroll animation (if any)
+                DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + (animated ? 0.5 : 0.0)) {
+                    if let cell = self.tableView.cellForRow(at: indexPath) {
+                        UIAccessibility.post(notification: .layoutChanged, argument: cell)
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }