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> Different responses to different touch and gestures, oriented towards the blind That's VoiceOver on iOS. It's a screen reader that's also available on the Ma

> Different responses to different touch and gestures, oriented towards the blind That's VoiceOver on iOS. It's a screen reader that's also available on the Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch. Android has a similar screenreader called TalkBack. I work with visually impaired people on accessible apps, and the large majority of them prefer Apple's devices because they have more advanced accessibility features.

fullstop 5y ago
VoiceOver for the iOS camera is on another level entirely.
- domano 5y ago
  What does it do? I dont have an iPhone to test it.
  - nicoburns 5y ago
    I'm guessing it actually describes the content of the scene the camera is pointing at.
    - duskwuff 5y ago
      It does! It goes beyond simply enumerating objects and can describe their properties or context as well -- for example, it'll describe a husky as "a black and white dog lying on a wooden floor", or a soft drink as "a transparent cup with brown liquid in it". VoiceOver also works with another accessibility tool called Magnifier, allowing it to be used as a general "what am I looking at" tool.
  - brantonb 5y ago
    Here’s a post on the topic from a couple of weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27153244 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27153244
  - fullstop 5y ago
    It describes the scene, tells you how many faces are visible, whether or not the image is focused, lighting conditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CAafjodkyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CAafjodkyE They can also generate alt text for photos which do not have that information already. Here's a video of the person in the original article describing this feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLBJUHkLTTA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLBJUHkLTTA
  - hundchenkatze 5y ago
    > When you use Camera, VoiceOver describes objects in the viewfinder. To take a photo or start, pause, or resume a video recording, double-tap the screen with two fingers. https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-voiceover-in-apps-iphe4ee74be8/ios https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-voiceover-in-apps...

fullstop 5y ago

VoiceOver for the iOS camera is on another level entirely.

domano 5y ago
What does it do? I dont have an iPhone to test it.
- nicoburns 5y ago
  I'm guessing it actually describes the content of the scene the camera is pointing at.
  - duskwuff 5y ago
    It does! It goes beyond simply enumerating objects and can describe their properties or context as well -- for example, it'll describe a husky as "a black and white dog lying on a wooden floor", or a soft drink as "a transparent cup with brown liquid in it". VoiceOver also works with another accessibility tool called Magnifier, allowing it to be used as a general "what am I looking at" tool.
- brantonb 5y ago
  Here’s a post on the topic from a couple of weeks ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27153244 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27153244
- fullstop 5y ago
  It describes the scene, tells you how many faces are visible, whether or not the image is focused, lighting conditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CAafjodkyE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CAafjodkyE They can also generate alt text for photos which do not have that information already. Here's a video of the person in the original article describing this feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLBJUHkLTTA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLBJUHkLTTA
- hundchenkatze 5y ago
  > When you use Camera, VoiceOver describes objects in the viewfinder. To take a photo or start, pause, or resume a video recording, double-tap the screen with two fingers. https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-voiceover-in-apps-iphe4ee74be8/ios https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-voiceover-in-apps...