Mobile: Android accessibility #3527

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opened 2026-02-05 08:51:00 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 2 comments
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Originally created by @manuelcortez on GitHub (Jun 15, 2024).

The bug

ello there, I am a blind Android user. I do use an app called TalkBack to read what the screen displays on my device. I have something like 2000 - 2500 photos in my collection that are important and have been taken by me, thanks to face detection and image description that were provided to me via different services. I planned to use Immich in order to sort my collection, add captions to my photos and read those whenever I want to remember a photo, for example. I have uploaded some photos and set descriptions via the web interface. I noticed that when using the web interface every time I focus a photo I can hear its description that I have provided. However in android every photo which is focused by my screen readed is read as an unlabeled control. It would be really nice if you could make TalkBack to read photo's descriptions as you were doing in the web interface, so it would be really easier for me to understand which photo I'm choosing.

The OS that Immich Server is running on

Debian

Version of Immich Server

n/a

Version of Immich Mobile App

1.106.3 build.143

Platform with the issue

  • Server
  • Web
  • Mobile

Your docker-compose.yml content

n/a

Your .env content

n/a

Reproduction steps

  1. Open Immich mobile and go to the Photos Tab.
  2. turn On TalkBack
  3. Tap any photo.

Relevant log output

No response

Additional information

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Originally created by @manuelcortez on GitHub (Jun 15, 2024). ### The bug ello there, I am a blind Android user. I do use an app called TalkBack to read what the screen displays on my device. I have something like 2000 - 2500 photos in my collection that are important and have been taken by me, thanks to face detection and image description that were provided to me via different services. I planned to use Immich in order to sort my collection, add captions to my photos and read those whenever I want to remember a photo, for example. I have uploaded some photos and set descriptions via the web interface. I noticed that when using the web interface every time I focus a photo I can hear its description that I have provided. However in android every photo which is focused by my screen readed is read as an unlabeled control. It would be really nice if you could make TalkBack to read photo's descriptions as you were doing in the web interface, so it would be really easier for me to understand which photo I'm choosing. ### The OS that Immich Server is running on Debian ### Version of Immich Server n/a ### Version of Immich Mobile App 1.106.3 build.143 ### Platform with the issue - [ ] Server - [ ] Web - [X] Mobile ### Your docker-compose.yml content ```YAML n/a ``` ### Your .env content ```Shell n/a ``` ### Reproduction steps 1. Open Immich mobile and go to the Photos Tab. 2. [turn On TalkBack](https://support.google.com/accessibility/answer/6007100?hl=EN) 3. Tap any photo. ### Relevant log output _No response_ ### Additional information _No response_
OVERLORD added the good first issue📱mobileaccessibility labels 2026-02-05 08:51:00 +03:00
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@bo0tzz commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2024):

Thank you for the report!

@bo0tzz commented on GitHub (Jun 15, 2024): Thank you for the report!
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@ben-basten commented on GitHub (Aug 1, 2024):

Unassigning from myself, hopefully someone else can pick this up and finish the work on it. I'm learning Flutter, and this has been a larger task than I expected.

@ben-basten commented on GitHub (Aug 1, 2024): Unassigning from myself, hopefully someone else can pick this up and finish the work on it. I'm learning Flutter, and this has been a larger task than I expected.
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Reference: immich-app/immich#3527