[Bug 891421] Re: Please add an accessible description to the indicators.

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This bug was fixed in the package update-notifier - 3.207

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update-notifier (3.207) resolute; urgency=medium

  * update-notifier: Require and set accessible descriptions on indicators.
    Any indicator we show in the panel is exposed to screen readers as
    "update-notifier", no matter what and it's very hard to understand what
    is its content. Especially when "tooltips" (inaccessible to readers) are
    used.
    So force the tray applet API to use an accessible description and set
    it for all the indicators.
    Do not use new strings, not to break the UI freeze, but some cases may
    be improved in future. (LP: #891421)
  * update: Obey settings to show the updates icon (LP: #2148611)

 -- Marco Trevisan (Treviño) <marco at ubuntu.com>  Thu, 16 Apr 2026
21:14:39 +0200

** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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Title:
  Please add an accessible description to the indicators.

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in update-notifier package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  affects ubuntu/update-notifier
          ubuntu/apport
   tags 11y

  The indicator API now supports adding a textual/accessible description
  to indicators using the app_indicator_set_icon_full method call. It
  would be very useful if the update-notifier and apport indicator had
  this description added.

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