In Outlook Android App links around images are not clickable when using the TalkBack screen reader

[M-J-Robbins]

Email Client

Outlook app

Operating System

Android

Expected Result

All links should be clickable.

Actual Result

Any link that contains an image, including links that contain both link and image. Are not clickable. Navigating to the link it is correctly identified as a link but trying to click it (double tap in TalkBack) it doesn't follow the link.

It is still possible to do a 3 finger tap which brings up a menu, then you can select "links" then you are able to click the link.

Steps to reproduce

• Send the test code below
• Run TalkBack
• Open the Outlook App and navigate to the email
• Compare this experience to another email client or using a website

Code sample

<a href="https://example.com/">This is clickable from TalkBack</a>
<a href="https://example.com/"><img src="https://fakeimg.pl/600x400" alt="this is not clickable"></a>
<a href="https://example.com/"><img src="https://fakeimg.pl/600x400" alt="">This is not clickable</a>

Screenshots

Additional context

This issue was originally reported on EmailGeeks slack