Apple has launched its Emergency SOS via satellite service for iPhone 14 users in the US and Canada, with the feature coming to France, Germany, Ireland, and the UK in December 2022.
How to schedule an Email on your iPhone with iOS 16
The new Send Later feature lets iPhone users schedule an email to send at a specific time in the Mail app.
Bristol Braille Technology develops first braille gaming system
The sky is the limit for the tactile gaming device, called the Canute Gaming Dock‘s, from Bristol Braille Technology, which allows blind and partially sighted people to play and create their own video games.
How to Track a Shipment with Live Text in iOS 16
Live Text, a software feature introduced by Apple back in 2021 with iOS 15, is essentially word-reading software. It can read handwriting, documents, and more in the photos you take. You can use Live Text while using the Camera app or after the photo has been taken.
If someone has sent you an image or a photo with a tracking number in it, start by pulling up the photo in the Photos app.
Penn State researchers develop new tool for blind or partially sighted computer programmers
The tool, called Grid Editor, serves as a modification to traditional code editors that programmers use to add lines of code when updating features and functions in software. Prior work has focused on making different parts of the coding process more accessible for blind and partially sighted users, such as reading or navigating code. Grid Editor is the first to place emphasis on code editing — an important step in making continuous updates to software, in which programmers edit and update existing code that was previously written by other programmers.
How to set up Bedtime mode using Android 13
Bedtime mode is one of those rare smartphone tools that’s actually designed to help you use your phone less. Instead of doomscrolling into the wee hours of the morning, configuring your Android phone’s Bedtime mode can help remind you when it’s time to wind down and make it easier to put your phone away. Here’s how to get started.
Mida Solutions Launches New Attendant Console for Agents with vision loss
Building on its longstanding partnership with Vision Dept, an Italian distributor of products and services for blind and partially sighted people, Mida Solutions has been working closely with the distributor to understand how to improve Mida Attendant Console in order to allow blind and partially sighted people to use the latest version of the application smoothly, without any kind of limitations compared to sighted operators.
New app available for people with glaucoma
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and Fighting Blindness Canada have launched the Glaucoma in Perspective (GiP) app to help Canadians understand the impact of glaucoma and manage disease progression. The launch of GiP coincides with World Sight Day, as the vision loss community comes together to raise awareness and understanding of eye diseases like glaucoma.
Samsung’s virtual assistant will let you answer a phone call by text
Samsung will be adding a new way to take calls on Galaxy phones with its upcoming One UI 5 software update. The Bixby Text Call feature will bring the ability to answer a phone call by texting, with the Bixby assistant transcribing between voice and text on both ends.
Google makes taking selfies easier for blind users on Pixel 7
Google makes taking selfies easier for blind users on Pixel 7
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