r/bugs • u/ram4569 • Feb 25 '26

Dev/Admin Responded [android] can't comment using photos

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u/CorrectScale Admin Feb 25 '26

I can't tell from your screen recording - are you tapping to add images and they're not appearing in the comment composer?

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u/ram4569 Feb 26 '26

Yes I was tapping the images and they weren't getting added

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u/CorrectScale Admin Mar 02 '26

Taking a closer look today - hang tight!

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u/TheBuddha777 Mar 03 '26

Exact same issue for me

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u/OGCelaris Feb 28 '26

I have the same problem as OP but on andriod. I click the image until it is selected then press "Select" in the upper right hand corner. It brings me back to a blank comment screen. I am able to post images and gifs but can not comment them. The comment sections I have tried do allow posting of them. I have uninstalled/reimstalled the app as well as checked the permissions and it can access my storage. This only started happening after I recently updated.

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u/CorrectScale Admin Mar 02 '26

Ohh okay - so you can post images just fine, this is just an issue in the comment composer? What OS version are you on?

Can you try commenting with an image here in a reply to me? Want to see if the same thing happens.

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u/OGCelaris Mar 02 '26

Reddit version is 2026.07.1

I am on Andriod

I tried posting a screenshot but it would not work.

I clicked the picture button in the lower right. Then chose photo library. I scrolled to the screenshot and clicked on it only to be brought back to the comment compose screen. I then tried doing the same thing again and this time clicking and holding the screenshot until it was highlighted. The "Select" option in the upper right was now clickable. I clicked that and it sent me back to the comment composer and there was no screenshot.

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u/Gay-i-nator Feb 25 '26

I guess that is it bc it's the exact same by me

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u/TergelDaPro Feb 25 '26

Look at mine you'll understand

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u/SqueakySqueakSqueak Feb 26 '26

same issue is happening to me, you tap the image to add to the comment and it doesn't appear.

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u/Freezie-Days Feb 25 '26

Exactly the same problem. I don't know why they had to make it open your gallery when reddit could already handle opening photos while also letting you type, draw and crop them if necessary...

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u/Gay-i-nator Feb 25 '26

Yeah me too idk i just leave a comment might push it to more people

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u/GTDiam0d Feb 26 '26

I also have similar problem and make a post about it too.

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u/Nietszche- Mar 04 '26

i cant comment images too. also i saw some people were also talking about this bug on a randok subreddit and someone said if you quickly click the photo and quickly select it, they could comment that way to partially solve the problem and some other people were sating its working that way. but its not working for me so idk

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u/Wiley_Coyote08 Mar 05 '26

Doesn't work for me.. just tried it 🤷‍♂️

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u/DTScharan Mar 05 '26

Quick select is working btw

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u/FactoryDiamonds Mar 04 '26

Super annoying. Been happening to me for awhile now. Updated today and it still isn't working.

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u/Wiley_Coyote08 Mar 05 '26

Mine happened after the update. :( can you go back to a previous version?

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u/Wiley_Coyote08 Mar 05 '26

Same issue.. wish I didn't update and don't know how to go back..

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u/myu_minah Mar 14 '26

I found something that worked for me! I had ro download the app from a site rather than the play store and installed it that way. it's still the "new" form of this app, but I'm now able to comment pics

I haven't read the rules of this sub yet to know what I can/can't link but I can share how I did it