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[GlobalStep] Image’s Captions are not displayed while viewing a Gallery’s Image in Fullscreen

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[Type] Enhancement Media Reader
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Kotlin
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Description

Description

Tapping an Image in a Gallery block causes it to be open in Fullscreen but if this image has captions they are not displayed while in this view.

Reproduction Rate

4/4 100%

Expected behavior

The Image’s captions should be displayed while viewing the Image in Fullscreen.

Actual behavior

The Image’s captions are not displayed when viewing the Image in Fullscreen.

Steps to reproduce the behavior
  1. Install WordPress 14.2
  2. Log in to an account.
  3. Open the Post Editor.
  4. Add a Gallery block.
  5. Press “Add Media”.
  6. Press “WordPress Media Library”.
  7. Add some pictures.
  8. Tap a picture and add a caption to it.
  9. Publish the Post.
  10. Open the post in the reader.
  11. Tap the captioned picture.
Tested on the following

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 (7.1.1)

Please see the attached screenshots for more information
Screenshot of the Reader displaying the Images with Captions
Screenshot of the first Image being displayed in Fullscreen without its Captions
Submitted by:

Luis Pimenta

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in the Android app from a post containing a captioned Gallery image, then trace the Gallery image fullscreen viewer. Confirm the fix by verifying that the image caption is visible in fullscreen.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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