---
title: "Announcing Ionic 8.1"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-ionic-8-1-ketcgbqdi
source_url: https://ionic.io/blog/announcing-ionic-8-1
type: article
source: "Ionic Blog"
published: 2024-05-02T15:04:56.151Z
updated: 2024-05-09T08:39:06.345Z
tags: ["accessibility", "ionic"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 17
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Announcing Ionic 8.1

**[Ionic Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ionic)** · 4 min read · 17 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Announcing Ionic 8.1 with improvements in input, datetime, and accessibility. Enhanced screen reader experience for selecting items in Datetime and Picker components. Improved navigation for screen readers. Temporary disable focus trapping on Modals and Popovers. Configurable content slot placement for keyboard navigation. Customizable clear icon in Input. Role information with overlays in Datetime.

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