Apple just announced a bunch of awesome updates for accessibility features coming soon to iPhones, iPads, and CarPlay, and they’re all about making life easier for people with disabilities. Let’s break it down!
Accessibility Features Update
First up is Apple launches Eye Tracking, allowing users to navigate their iPad and iPhone solely with their eyes. This feature is tailored for individuals with physical disabilities. Setting it up is a breeze, utilizing the front-facing camera and on-device machine learning.
Plus, all data stays secure on your device and isn’t shared with Apple. You can use Eye Tracking across different apps without needing extra hardware. It allows you to move through app elements and activate them using Dwell Control, accessing features like buttons and swipes just by looking at them.
Apple is also introducing Music Haptics for the Accessibility Features, which turns music into vibrations and taps. It’s like feeling the music in a whole new way! And, you can now create your own voice commands. No more struggling to remember complicated ones. Plus, there’s a feature called “Listen for Atypical Speech” that helps people with conditions like cerebral palsy be better understood. Sweet!
For those of us who get motion sickness in cars, Apple’s got our backs. They’ve added something called Vehicle Motion Cues, which help reduce that queasy feeling with animated dots that move with the car.
CarPlay’s getting an update too. Now you can control it with just your voice, and there are even color filters for colorblind folks and sound recognition for hearing-impaired passengers.
But wait, there’s more! Apple’s also adding cool features to their smart glasses, like live captions for everything you hear. It’s like having subtitles for real life! I wonder how that will look when using them.
With all these updates, Apple’s showing that they’re committed to making tech accessible to everyone. So, who’s excited to try out these new features?