Environment: Xcode 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5.1 (MacBook Pro, Apple M4 Max).
As a blind developer working in Xcode with VoiceOver only, I'd like to report accessibility issues that make it hard to complete properly signed and entitled apps using VoiceOver alone.
Issue: The "Signing & Capabilities" tab is not directly accessible.
The "Signing & Capabilities" tab in the target editor is central to app configuration (team selection, capabilities, provisioning profiles), but there is no dedicated keyboard shortcut to reach it. The path requires many steps: Cmd+1 to focus the navigator, selecting the project file with the arrow keys, activating it with Return, switching to the central editor area, selecting the target, and finally locating the tab in the top bar.
Specific VoiceOver problems:
- When the project file is activated with VoiceOver, focus often lands inside the inline rename field instead of opening the project editor as expected.
- The toolbar containing the editor tabs (General, Signing & Capabilities, Resource Tags, Info, Build Settings, Build Phases, Build Rules) cannot reliably be focused with VoiceOver, which prevents direct tab switching from the keyboard.
Impact: A routine task such as adding a capability requires a long VoiceOver sequence that must be repeated on every visit, plus the cognitive load of remembering the exact tab order.
Suggested improvements:
- Provide a direct keyboard shortcut for the "Signing & Capabilities" tab, and ideally for each target editor tab (for example Cmd+Option+1 through Cmd+Option+7).
- Ensure that activating the project file in the navigator opens the project editor by default; renaming should require an explicit second key press (Return on an already selected item, consistent with Finder).
- Ensure the editor tab bar can be reached and traversed with VoiceOver, for example via Tab or Ctrl+Tab.