Alt text on images not visible

[FediVideos]

There doesn't seem to be any way to view the alt text image descriptions?

This can contain important content, it would be good to have (for example) a long press expose the alt text, at least as an option in the context menu.

[grishka]

There is currently no way to have it displayed on screen, but you can hear it if you use a screen reader.

[realpixelcode]

How about displaying a native Android toast popup with the alt text after long-pressing the image?

[sk22]

^ mentioned this issue by accident, sorry about this!

[andria-dev]

I think a feature like the one described in the Mastodon web client repo would be great to add to the Android client. The iOS client also has the same issue. https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/18394

[RiderExMachina]

How about displaying a native Android toast popup with the alt text after long-pressing the image?

You mean like how Tusky does it?

[realpixelcode]

How about displaying a native Android toast popup with the alt text after long-pressing the image?

You mean like how Tusky does it?

Yes, exactly. Tusky also displays the alt text in beneath the image in a “text container”; that would be an option too.

[sk22]

Yes, exactly. Tusky also displays the alt text in beneath the image in a “text container”; that would be an option too.

well, that's what my PR already implements :D https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android/pull/129

[realpixelcode]

Great! Love it! :)