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Apple Announces New Accessibility Features Coming This Year

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Apple has announced a series of new accessibility improvements that are very likely to be part of iOS 16, the major operating system that will go live for all iPhones later this year.

The new features include Door Detection, Apple Watch Mirroring, and Live Captions

As its name suggests, Door Detection is a feature that will make it possible to detect a door and then describe its attributes to the user, with support to be offered on both iPhone and iPad.

“Door Detection can help users locate a door upon arriving at a new destination, understand how far they are from it, and describe door attributes — including if it is open or closed, and when it’s closed, whether it can be opened by pushing, turning a knob, or pulling a handle. Door Detection can also read signs and symbols around the door, like the room number at an office, or the presence of an accessible entrance symbol. This new feature combines the power of LiDAR, camera, and on-device machine learning, and w… (read more)

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