Issue number: resolves internal

What is the current behavior?

When using ion-input with a label on Android, TalkBack treats the visual label text as a separate focusable element. This causes the initial focus to land on the label instead of the input field, creating a confusing experience for screen reader users.

What is the new behavior?

The label text wrapper is now hidden from the accessibility tree via aria-hidden="true", while the native input maintains proper labeling through aria-labelledby. This ensures Android TalkBack focuses directly on the input field while still announcing the label correctly.

Does this introduce a breaking change?

• Yes
• No

Other information

Current dev build:

8.7.16-dev.11767032989.1ae720d0