Brave Shields alt text is confusing to users
See original GitHub issueDescription
Users correctly assume that the block count on Brave Shields is the ads that were blocked. However, the irrelevant alt text causes unnecessary confusion about what the feature is. Update the alt text to something more helpful.
Steps to Reproduce
- Hover over Brave Shields to get the alt text
Actual result:
Expected result:
Alt text should show:
Brave Shields
X Trackers, ads, and more blocked
Reproduces how often:
Easily
Brave version (brave://version info)
All versions
Version/Channel Information:
- Can you reproduce this issue with the current release? yes
- Can you reproduce this issue with the beta channel? yes
- Can you reproduce this issue with the nightly channel? yes
Other Additional Information:
- Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields? n/a
- Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards? n/a
- Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome? n/a
Miscellaneous Information:
Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 2 years ago
- Comments:5 (1 by maintainers)
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the tooltip text should be separated into 2 lines: first line - feature name, and the 2nd line - description.
Filed https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/21943
@Tonev That definitely sounds like a worthwhile improvement! We would appreciate it if you could file a separate issue describing your problem and proposed solution.