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Keyboard Covers Alt Text Field in "Add an Image" Suggested Edits
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Feb 19 2025, 3:27 PM
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Description

Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):

*Open the Wikipedia app on an iPhone 14.
*Navigate to the "Add an Image" Suggested Edits feature.
*Enter a caption for the suggested image.
*Attempt to add alt text after entering the caption.

What happens?:
*The alt text field is covered by the keyboard, making it impossible to scroll to access.
*The “Next” button above the keyboard does not move to the alt text field but instead takes the user directly to the edit preview page.
*As a result, users are unable to enter alt text.

What should have happened instead?:

The alt text field should be fully accessible after entering a caption.
The keyboard should not block the field, or there should be an option to scroll to it.

Software version (on Special:Version page; skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):
Wikipedia App Version: 7.7.1 (Latest)
Device: iPhone 14
iOS Version: 18.3.1

Other information (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):
Screen recorded video can be found here.

Event Timeline

HNordeenWMF added a project: iOS-Bug-Backlog.
HNordeenWMF moved this task from Needs Triage to Bug Backlog on the Wikipedia-iOS-App-Backlog board.

Engineering notes:

  1. Log in to an account with 50+ edits. Conversely, for development purposes, bypass this in code here.
  2. On InsertMediaSettingsViewController, make sure that when the keyboard is activated, the view underneath can scroll to show the alternative text field. Test in smaller devices/simulators.

Hello @Mazevedo !
I have a fix for this working on smaller devices.

Media settings


Add image
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I just experienced this in the typical "Media Settings" screen that comes up while editing an article. Will this fix cover both the "Add an image" Add image details screen & the "Media settings" screen?

Steps to reproduce

  • Open article for "Brutalist"
  • Edit section
  • Use image insertion tool from toolbar
  • Insert first image from commons search
  • Click into caption

Hello, @HNordeenWMF Yes, this fix covers the Insert media and Media settings screens.
I attached videos of the fix for both.

Here’s the PR

KelCodesStuff changed the task status from Open to In Progress.Mar 22 2025, 8:34 PM
Seddon renamed this task from Keyboard Covers Alt Text Field in "Add an Image" Suggested Edits to Keyboard Covers Alt Text Field in "Add an Image" Suggested Edits.Sep 29 2025, 12:48 AM
Seddon reopened this task as Open.
Seddon closed this task as Resolved.