app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelCommentsFragment.java

@@ -187,12 +187,24 @@ public class ChannelCommentsFragment extends Fragment implements SdkStatusListen
     private void checkAndLoadComments() {
         View root = getView();
         if (root != null) {
+            View commentsDisabledText = root.findViewById(R.id.channel_disabled_comments);
+            View commentForm = root.findViewById(R.id.container_comment_form);
             RecyclerView commentsList = root.findViewById(R.id.channel_comments_list);
+
+            if (claim.getTags().contains("disable-comments")) {
+                Helper.setViewVisibility(commentsDisabledText, View.VISIBLE);
+                Helper.setViewVisibility(commentForm, View.GONE);
+                Helper.setViewVisibility(commentsList, View.GONE);
+            } else {
+                Helper.setViewVisibility(commentsDisabledText, View.GONE);
+                Helper.setViewVisibility(commentForm, View.VISIBLE);
+                Helper.setViewVisibility(commentsList, View.VISIBLE);
                 if (commentsList == null || commentsList.getAdapter() == null || commentsList.getAdapter().getItemCount() == 0) {
                     loadComments();
                 }
             }
         }
+    }
 
     private void loadComments() {
         View root = getView();

app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/channel/ChannelFragment.java

@@ -503,6 +503,11 @@ public class ChannelFragment extends BaseFragment implements FetchChannelsListen
         layoutLoadingState.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         layoutDisplayArea.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
 
+        if (claim.getTags().contains("disable-support"))
+            buttonTip.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        else
+            buttonTip.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+
         String thumbnailUrl = claim.getThumbnailUrl();
         String coverUrl = claim.getCoverUrl();
         textTitle.setText(Helper.isNullOrEmpty(claim.getTitle()) ? claim.getName() : claim.getTitle());

app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/ui/findcontent/FileViewFragment.java

@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
     private View layoutResolving;
     private int lastPositionSaved;
 
+    private View tipButton;
+
     private WebView webView;
     private boolean webViewAdded;
 
@@ -255,6 +257,8 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
         layoutDisplayArea = root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_claim_display_area);
         buttonPublishSomething = root.findViewById(R.id.nothing_at_location_publish_button);
 
+        tipButton = root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_action_tip);
+
         containerReplyToComment = root.findViewById(R.id.comment_form_reply_to_container);
         textReplyingTo = root.findViewById(R.id.comment_form_replying_to_text);
         textReplyToBody = root.findViewById(R.id.comment_form_reply_to_body);
@@ -1493,6 +1497,11 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
         Helper.setViewVisibility(layoutLoadingState, View.GONE);
         Helper.setViewVisibility(layoutNothingAtLocation, View.GONE);
 
+        if (claim.getTags().contains("disable-support") || claim.getSigningChannel().getTags().contains("disable-support"))
+            Helper.setViewVisibility(tipButton, View.INVISIBLE);
+        else
+            Helper.setViewVisibility(tipButton, View.VISIBLE);
+
         loadViewCount();
         checkIsFollowing();
         
@@ -1675,12 +1684,23 @@ public class FileViewFragment extends BaseFragment implements
     private void checkAndLoadComments() {
         View root = getView();
         if (root != null) {
+            View commentsDisabledText = root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_disabled_comments);
+            View commentForm = root.findViewById(R.id.container_comment_form);
             RecyclerView commentsList = root.findViewById(R.id.file_view_comments_list);
+            if (claim.getTags().contains("disable-comments") || claim.getSigningChannel().getTags().contains("disable-comments")) {
+                Helper.setViewVisibility(commentsDisabledText, View.VISIBLE);
+                Helper.setViewVisibility(commentForm, View.GONE);
+                Helper.setViewVisibility(commentsList, View.GONE);
+            } else {
+                Helper.setViewVisibility(commentsDisabledText, View.GONE);
+                Helper.setViewVisibility(commentForm, View.VISIBLE);
+                Helper.setViewVisibility(commentsList, View.VISIBLE);
                 if (commentsList == null || commentsList.getAdapter() == null || commentsList.getAdapter().getItemCount() == 0) {
                     loadComments();
                 }
             }
         }
+    }
 
     private void showUnsupportedView() {
         View root = getView();

app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_channel_comments.xml

@@ -28,12 +28,27 @@
             android:orientation="vertical">
 
             <include layout="@layout/container_comment_form"
+                android:id="@+id/container_comment_form"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_marginTop="0dp"
                 android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
                 android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
-                android:layout_marginBottom="16dp" />
+                android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
+                android:visibility="gone" />
+
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/channel_disabled_comments"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
+                android:fontFamily="@font/inter"
+                android:text="@string/channel_disabled_comments"
+                android:textFontWeight="300"
+                android:textSize="14sp"
+                android:visibility="gone" />
 
             <TextView
                 android:id="@+id/channel_no_comments"

app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_file_view.xml

@@ -845,7 +845,21 @@
                             android:textSize="16sp" />
                     </RelativeLayout>
 
-                    <include layout="@layout/container_comment_form" />
+                    <include layout="@layout/container_comment_form"
+                        android:id="@+id/container_comment_form"/>
+
+                    <TextView
+                        android:id="@+id/file_view_disabled_comments"
+                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
+                        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
+                        android:layout_marginEnd="16dp"
+                        android:fontFamily="@font/inter"
+                        android:text="@string/creator_disabled_comments"
+                        android:textFontWeight="300"
+                        android:textSize="14sp"
+                        android:visibility="gone" />
 
                     <TextView
                         android:id="@+id/file_view_no_comments"

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
     <string name="no_comments">No comments to display at this time.</string>
     <string name="sdk_initializing_comments">Comments will display after the background service is initialized.</string>
     <string name="comment_error">Your comment could not be posted at this time. Please try again later.</string>
+    <string name="channel_disabled_comments">This channel has disabled comments on their page.</string>
+    <string name="creator_disabled_comments">The creator of this content has disabled comments.</string>
     <string name="share_lbry_content">Share LBRY content</string>
     <string name="view">View</string>
     <string name="play">Play</string>