Image alternate text reading (ReadAloud-350)
Below are all the published results for the test ReadAloud-350, which appears in Read Aloud (2.0.0).
This test currently has a 57.14% pass rate.
This test is new or changed from the previous revision.
| Testing Environment | Image alternate text reading ( ReadAloud-350) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | This works as expected |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Sens Reader Chrome Windows | PASS | This works as expected |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Chrome Windows | PASS | This works as expected |
| Books iOS | FAIL | |
| Books macOS | FAIL | There is no function to choose whether alt text is spoken. |
| Bookshare Reader Safari macOS | PASS | |
| Bookshare Reader Chrome macOS | PASS | |
| Bookshelf iOS | PASS | The alternate text is announced. It is possible to turn this feature off using 'Focus mode'. |
| Bookshelf macOS | PASS | The alt text is announced by the read aloud. The user can opt out of this by selecting "Simplified Reading Mode" in Content Settings in Read Aloud Settings. |
| Bookshelf Android | PASS | The alternate text can be read. This option can be disabled by tapping on the read aloud mini panel, settings, and choosing Simplified reading mode. |
| Colibrio Reader Android | PASS | Alt text is read aloud as expected. |
| EasyReader Windows | PASS | The use has the option to have the alt text displayed beneath images. If this is enabled then the read aloud announces it. |
| ElevenLabs Reader iOS | FAIL | There is no option for the alt text of images to be announced by read aloud. |
| Kindle Android | FAIL | The option for the alternate to be read aloud is not provided. |
| Kindle iOS | FAIL | The option for the alternate to be read aloud is not provided. |
| Kindle Linux | FAIL | Kindle Paperwhite does not offer a read aloud feature. |
| Kindle Windows | FAIL | The option to read the alternative text is not present. |
| Kobo NVDA Windows | NA | No read aloud feature provided. |
| Kortext Windows | FAIL | The option to announce or ignore alt text is not present. |
| Thorium Reader 3 Windows | PASS | The alt text is annouced. By choosing "Captions / clean view" in read aloud settings the alt text is also displayed beneath the image. |
| Thorium Reader 3 macOS | PASS | The alt text is annouced. By choosing "Captions / clean view" in read aloud settings the alt text is also displayed beneath the image. |