Apple announced accessibility updates powered by Apple Intelligence for VoiceOver, voice control, Live Recognition, Magnifier, Reader, and video subtitles. VoiceOver’s image recognition will understand images better and provide more detailed descriptions, including reading bill amounts and due dates and describing photographs and personal records. Live Recognition can be activated with an iPhone camera and supports follow-up questions. Magnifier can be assigned to the action button and supports voice commands like “zoom in” and “turn on flashlight,” with natural-language task descriptions across apps such as Apple Maps and Files. Reader will handle complex documents with columns, images, and tables, and provide AI summaries or native-language reading while retaining fonts and colors, supporting dyslexia and low vision. AI-generated subtitles will appear for videos without pre-generated captions. Vision Pro users will be able to control a compatible wheelchair with their eyes.
"The company said that Apple Intelligence's image recognition feature in VoiceOver will understand the image better and describe it in greater detail. For instance, it can look at a bill and read out the details such as the amount and due date. Apple said that the updated feature can also better describe photographs and personal records."
"Users can now use an iPhone to activate the Live Recognition feature, which uses a camera to identify content in the frame, and also ask follow-up questions to know more. Users with low vision can also assign Magnifier to the action button, which presents content on a high-contrast interface. Plus, they can use voice commands such as "zoom in" or "turn on flashlight" to access features."
"The voice command update is not limited to the Magnifier app. Apple said that users can describe tasks in natural language to take action on what they see on the screen. For instance, in Apple Maps, they can say "tap the guide about best restaurants," or in Files, they can say "tap the purple folder.""
"The company is also updating Reader, which can now handle documents like scientific papers with multiple columns, images, and tables. Users can get AI-powered summaries or read the text in the native language with custom fonts and colors retained. The company added that the updated reader can cater to different disabilities such as dyslexia and low vision. What's more, Apple is adding AI-generated subtitles for videos that don't have pre-generated captions."
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