# ContentDescription

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/contentdescription/38003>\
**Category:** Processing for Android\
**Created:** [July 17, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/contentdescription/38003 "2022-07-17T13:08:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![andym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@andym](https://discourse.processing.org/u/andym)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/contentdescription/38003/1 "2022-07-17T13:08:54Z")

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How do i get android:ContentDescription to work in an ImageView? ive had a look in values.xml but there is no attribute ContentDescription for the default Image View:

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**Author:** ![andym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@andym](https://discourse.processing.org/u/andym)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/contentdescription/38003/2 "2022-07-23T12:48:19Z")

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> **[Content labels - Android accessibility Help](https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/7158690?hl=en-GB)**
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> Background
> Users of accessibility services, such as screen readers, rely on content labels to understand the meaning of elements in an interface.
> In some cases, such as when information is conveye