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[Google3 Bug]: [Accessibility] RangeSlider does not respond to keyboard interactions #179638
Description
b/421086668
This is a continuation of #170177, which was closed after #172729 was submitted, but before the keyboard-interactions portion of the issue was addressed.
Help us understand the severity of this issue
- causing severe production issues e.g. malfunctions or data loss
- blocking next binary release
- blocking a client feature launch within a quarter
- nice-to-have but does not block a launch within the next quarter
Steps to reproduce
- Add a RangeSlider to the screen
- Keyboard-navigate to the range slider
- Attempt to use arrow keys to adjust range-slider values
Expected results
Interacting with the RangeSlider using the keyboard's arrow keys should adjust the value of the currently-selected thumb.
Actual results
Interacting with the RangeSlider is impossible to do with the keyboard's arrow keys.
Code sample
Code sample
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
void main() {
runApp(RangeSliderDemo());
}
class RangeSliderDemo extends StatefulWidget {
@override
State<RangeSliderDemo> createState() => _RangeSliderDemoState();
}
class _RangeSliderDemoState extends State<RangeSliderDemo> {
late RangeValues _rangeValues;
@override
void initState() {
super.initState();
// Make sure the initial range values are within the possible range.
_rangeValues = RangeValues(0, 10);
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
home: Scaffold(
body: RangeSlider(
min: 0,
max: 10,
values: _rangeValues,
onChanged: (RangeValues values) => setState(() => _rangeValues = values),
),
),
);
}
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tirth-patel-nc commentedon Dec 10, 2025
Thanks for the report. Seeing the same behaviour with latest SDK versions.
Screen.Recording.2025-12-10.at.4.16.04.PM.mov
#173574 might be related.
chunhtai commentedon Dec 10, 2025
APG behavior https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/slider/
devrelm commentedon Dec 11, 2025
More specifically, the multi-thumb slider: https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/slider-multithumb/ — though the keyboard interaction for a given thumb is better described on page for the single-thumb Slider that @chunhtai linked to.
chunhtai commentedon Dec 11, 2025
thanks for the new link.
Also FYI, the API to set valueMax and valueMin are going to be added in #178402
xxxOVALxxx commentedon Jan 25, 2026
It seems that switching focus to another element and back to RangeSlider solves the problem
Screen.Recording.2026-01-26.at.04.11.11.mov