From 35570a5a01b697529156776681d44dbf1e482cd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Samuel Newman <mozzius@protonmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 14:05:41 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Fix text selection in multiline alt text

---
 src/components/Lightbox/chrome/Footer.tsx | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/components/Lightbox/chrome/Footer.tsx b/src/components/Lightbox/chrome/Footer.tsx
index 8e477d7e46..1111f21bc8 100644
--- a/src/components/Lightbox/chrome/Footer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Lightbox/chrome/Footer.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ export function Footer({altText, isAltExpanded, onToggleAltExpanded}: Props) {
             accessibilityRole="button"
             accessibilityLabel={l`Expand alt text`}
             accessibilityHint=""
+            onLongPress={() => {
+              /* noop to allow text selection */
+            }}
             onPress={() => {
               if (isMomentumScrolling.current) return
               LayoutAnimation.configureNext({