Apple is previewing new accessibility features powered by Apple Intelligence, with updates arriving later this year. VoiceOver’s Image Explorer will provide more detailed, system-wide image descriptions, including photos, scanned bills, and personal records. Live Recognition will let users press iPhone’s Action button to ask questions about what appears in the camera viewfinder and continue with follow-up questions. Magnifier will add visual descriptions within its high-contrast interface and support Action button queries and spoken commands like “zoom in” or “turn on the flashlight.” Voice Control will accept natural language for describing onscreen buttons and controls, improving navigation across apps and helping when elements lack correct accessibility labels. Vision Pro will gain an app enabling eye control for motorized wheelchairs.
"The Image Explorer in VoiceOver now uses Apple Intelligence to give more detailed descriptions of images system-wide, including photos (which often lack detailed alt-descriptions), scanned bills, personal records and other content. "With updates to Live Recognition, VoiceOver users can press the Action button on iPhone to quickly ask a question about what's in the camera viewfinder and get a detailed response" and ask follow-up questions, Apple said."
"Magnifier, meanwhile, will use Apple Intelligence to bring visual descriptions to its high-contrast interface for users with low vision. It also works with the Action button, allowing users to quickly get answer to questions and control the app itself with spoken requests like "zoom in" or "turn on the flashlight.""
"Another big AI addition is natural language for Apple's Voice Control function. "With a new flexible input, users can describe onscreen buttons and controls with natural language instead of memorizing exact labels or numbers," Apple wrote. That will work for navigating any app including those with visual layouts like Apple Maps or Files. For example, users can say things like "tap the guide about best restaurants," or "tap the purple folder.""
"Apple is previewing new accessibility features including Apple Intelligence-powered updates like natural language voice input, along with a new Vision Pro app that allows eye control for motorized wheelchairs. The updates, revealed just ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on May 21, arrive later this year. "With Apple Intelligence, we are bringing powerful new capabilities into our accessibility features while maintaining our foundational commitment to privacy by design," said Apple CEO Tim Cook."
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