The next big update to Apple’s operating system will come with the upcoming iPhone 14 series later this year. Discover the brand-new accessibility features you can use on your iPhone this fall aside from that, if you own an Apple Watch, you’ll enjoy the new Apple Watch Mirroring feature.
Apple Watch will become more accessible than ever to people with physical and mobility disabilities. What does this function actually do? Well, Apple Watch Mirroring allows you to control your Apple Watch with iPhone features such as Voice Control and Switch Control. You can also use voice commands, sound effects, or head tracking. In addition, there is an external Made for iPhone switch that can be used instead of tapping the Apple Watch screen.
Apple Watch Mirroring works by combining hardware and software, including “advancement built into AirPlay.” With this enhanced feature, you can more easily access things like blood oxygen, heart rate, mindfulness, and any other feature on your Apple Watch. Additionally, Apple Watch has added quick actions. Using a double pinch gesture, you can answer or end a phone call, dismiss a notification, take a photo, play or pause media, and start, pause or resume a workout.
Apple Watch’s AssistiveTouch technology is used for this feature. With AssistiveTouch, you can control Apple Watch with gestures like pinching and squeezing without touching the screen! The upcoming iOS will also include a door detection feature. This application detects doors, helping you find them in a newly discovered location. The app will tell you how far you are from a door and whether it is open or closed. In addition, if the door is closed, the function will tell you how to open it (if it’s a push door if you have to turn a knob, etc.).
How about that: Door Detection will be able to read signs and symbols around the door, such as room numbers and symbols for accessible entrances. Apple explains that the feature is made possible using a combination of LiDAR, the iPhone’s camera, and machine learning. Wow! With the software update, Apple will also offer Live Captions to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community.
The feature captions audio content in real-time, and yes, that includes FaceTime calls, as well as other video or social media apps, multimedia content, and even “having a conversation with someone next to you.”In the fall, Apple will announce some more exciting accessibility features. They include:
-Voice Over Apple’s screen reader for visually impaired users supports more than 20 additional languages (including Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese).
-Friend Controller: This allows you to use another player’s controller to play a game (two controllers in a single player).
-Siri Pause Time: For people with speech impairments, you can adjust how long it waits before responding-Voice control spelling mode: you can dictate custom spellings letter by letter
-Sound Recognition: Ability to recognize unique sounds specific to a person’s environment
-Apple Books: The app gets upgraded themes and features customization, including bold text and wrapping lines, characters, and word spacing.
