fix: selected option is announced without selected state

[daledah]

Explanation of Change

Fixed Issues

$ #74845
PROPOSAL: #74845 (comment)

Tests

1. Using Chrome + JAWS (or another screen reader), navigate to Settings > Profile > Pronouns
2. Type a few characters to trigger the suggestion list, then select an option
3. Re-focus the selected option and verify the screen reader announces it as "selected"
4. Focus a different (non-selected) option and verify it announces as "not selected"

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

Offline tests

Same as tests

QA Steps

Same as tests

• Verify that no errors appear in the JS console

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[daledah]

Open PR for the review, I'll check the jest test fail later

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[joekaufmanexpensify]

Good for product

[linhvovan29546]

@daledah We're missing the role here too:
src/components/SelectionList/SelectionListWithSections/BaseSelectionListWithSections.tsx

[daledah]

@linhvovan29546 i updated, please check again

[daledah]

@linhvovan29546 i updated

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Codecov Report

✅ Changes either increased or maintained existing code coverage, great job!

Files with missing lines	Coverage Δ
src/CONST/index.ts	93.54% <ø> (ø)
src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx	65.00% <ø> (ø)
...components/SelectionList/ListItem/BaseListItem.tsx	96.22% <100.00%> (+0.07%)	⬆️
...ListWithSections/BaseSelectionListWithSections.tsx	75.32% <ø> (ø)
...onents/SelectionList/utils/getListboxRole/index.ts	100.00% <100.00%> (ø)
...ponents/SelectionListWithSections/BaseListItem.tsx	95.74% <100.00%> (+0.09%)	⬆️
...ListWithSections/BaseSelectionListWithSections.tsx	74.13% <ø> (ø)
...ts/SelectionList/utils/getListboxRole/index.web.ts	0.00% <0.00%> (ø)
... and 11 files with indirect coverage changes

[daledah]

@linhvovan29546 i updated, looks like the failing check is not related, i'll merge main to fix it soon

[linhvovan29546]

LGTM! @daledah Please add the tests step

[linhvovan29546]

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MacOS: Chrome / Safari

[rushatgabhane]

@MelvinBot add test steps please

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Here are the suggested test steps for this PR:

Tests

Prerequisites: Use Chrome + a screen reader (JAWS on Windows, or VoiceOver on macOS).

Single-select list — Pronouns picker:

1. Open the app in Chrome and enable your screen reader
2. Navigate to Settings > Profile > Pronouns
3. Type a few characters in the Pronouns input to trigger the auto-suggestion list
4. Use Tab/arrow keys to navigate to an option and select it
5. Re-focus the selected option (the one with the green checkmark)
6. Verify the screen reader announces the option with a "selected" state (e.g., "Call me by my name, selected")
7. Focus a non-selected option and verify the screen reader announces it as "not selected"

Single-select list — Default Currency picker:

1. Navigate to Settings > Workspaces > [workspace] > Overview > Default Currency
2. Select a currency from the list
3. Re-focus the selected currency option
4. Verify the screen reader announces the selected state

Multi-select list (checkbox/radio) — no regression:

1. Navigate to a screen that uses a multi-select list (e.g., adding members to a workspace or a group chat)
2. Select and deselect items
3. Verify the screen reader still announces "checked"/"not checked" (not "selected"/"not selected")

Native platforms (no regression):

1. Open the app on iOS or Android
2. Navigate to Settings > Profile > Pronouns and select a pronoun
3. Verify the selection works correctly and there are no crashes or unexpected role announcements (the listbox/option roles are web-only)

Offline tests

1. Go offline
2. Navigate to Settings > Profile > Pronouns, select a pronoun
3. Verify the selection UI updates correctly and screen reader announcements still work
4. Go back online and verify the selection persists

QA Steps

1. Using Chrome + JAWS (or another screen reader), navigate to Settings > Profile > Pronouns
2. Type a few characters to trigger the suggestion list, then select an option
3. Re-focus the selected option and verify the screen reader announces it as "selected"
4. Focus a different (non-selected) option and verify it announces as "not selected"
5. Navigate to a multi-select list and verify checkboxes still announce "checked"/"not checked" correctly
6. Repeat on iOS and Android native to verify no regressions

[rushatgabhane]

@MelvinBot merge main

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Looks good thanks.

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NAB: Why do we eslint disable instead of just using default exports?

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[IuliiaHerets]

Hi @daledah. QA team failed this PR with an original issue, "selected" is still not announced

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@IuliiaHerets Could you (or the QA team) test this with Chrome + JAWS?

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