• Bug report

Steps to reproduce:

1. Insert new html element to the DOM having aria-live="polite" property
2. Screen reader should announce newly added element as soon as user is idle.

Actual behavior:

Newly added element is never announced

Expected behavior:

Should announce newly element with as soon as user is idle (expected behaviour of arial-live="polite")

System configuration

NVDA installed/portable/running from source:

Installed on windows 10 machine

NVDA version: 2020.4

Windows version: Windows 10 Pro

Name and version of other software in use when reproducing the issue:

Google chrome - Version 90.0.4430.212

Other information about your system:

Other questions

Does the issue still occur after restarting your computer?

Yes

Have you tried any other versions of NVDA? If so, please report their behaviors.

No

If add-ons are disabled, is your problem still occurring?

Does the issue still occur after you run the COM Registration Fixing Tool in NVDA's tools menu?