Should Combobox options loop back to the input when swiping with screen readers?

[apenab]

Hello Deque team 👋,

I’ve been testing the Combobox component with VoiceOver/TalkBack. I noticed that when the options list is expanded and I swipe through it, once I reach the end of the options the virtual cursor simply continues to the next element on the page (outside of the combobox).

From an accessibility perspective, I was wondering:

Would it be more accessible if, after reaching the last option, the swipe navigation would loop back to the input (and then cycle again through the options)?
Or is the current behavior —letting the screen reader continue to the next page element— more consistent with the ARIA pattern?

I understand focus traps are only recommended for modals, not for inline widgets like comboboxes, but I’d love to hear your perspective. My concern is whether some users might accidentally “fall out” of the combobox popup when they actually wanted to stay inside it.

Thanks for clarifying —this would help me (and probably others) better understand the design decision here.