Can we add a "content description" to an image in compose?

# compose

[Colton Idle]

Can we add a "content description" to an image in compose?

[Carson Holzheimer]

Pretty sure that's handled in semantics modifier?

[Carson Holzheimer]

If you're wanting it for accessibility or testing https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose/testing. Im not sure if tooltips exist if that's what you want

[Colton Idle]

I just have an image and want to make sure if someone uses an a11y reader like talkback that they can hear my description of the image. This will not be used for testing.

I took a look at the Modifier.semantics but couldn't figure out any way to set a content description. There was an accessibilityLabel but it's deprecated.

[Carson Holzheimer]

Seems like that's what you want. Not sure what the replacement is if that's deprecated though https://bryanherbst.com/2020/11/03/compose-semantics-talkback/

[Colton Idle]

Thanks @Carson Holzheimer I'll keep trying it!

[Andrew Neal]

accessibilityLabel was replaced with contentDescription. Both Icon and Image will have a parameter for it either in the next release or the one after. It was merged earlier this week. But still using Modifier.semantics under the hood. https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/platform/frameworks/support/+/1545989

[Colton Idle]

Thank you! The param for it will be helpful instead of wrapping it with modifier semantics.