[Accessibility] [Player Safety] Toggle missing to disable screenshot flash for photosensitive users
Partner Rank: High
Verification Builds: 1.21.30 / 27834210
Regression Builds: Unknown
Summary: A "disable screenshot flash" toggle is missing in the in-game settings, which can be harmful to users with photosensitivity.
Affects currently Live Content: Yes (all)
Impact: The flash can trigger photosensitive reactions, such as epilepsy or migraines, potentially presenting a safety risk for affected players.
Repro Steps:
- Capture a screenshot in-game.
- Observe the bright flash on the screen.
- Check the in-game settings menu and options.txt file for a toggle to disable the flash (none exists).
Observed Results:
- A bright flash occurs when a screenshot is taken, with no option to disable it.
- On mobile, the toast message is covered by the emote/chat/menu button.
- The height of the toast is taller than it needs to be.
Expected Results: Settings should include a toggle to disable the flash for players sensitive to sudden bright lights. The toast indicating a screenshot has been taken is more than enough to indicate a captured screenshot.
Screenshots/Videos attached:
- Screen Flash: Screen recording of screen flash
- Toast appears under touch buttons: Screen recording of message being covered by mobile buttons
Notes:
- The flash is particularly bad when the player is immersed in somewhere dark (when it is night, in a cave, deep dark, the end, etc)
- I do not consider this a feature request; it's a critical piece of missing functionality that should have been in this release that is paramount to player safety.
- I have been asked by Jake to post this in Jira (link)