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Magnifier on iPhone, coming later this year.<\/span><\/p>\n Apple<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Apple\u2019s approach to accessibility is well-respected and, for Global Accessibility Awareness Day, which is today, Thursday, May 21, it has announced new accessibility features and updates. These give clues as to how Apple will improve Apple Intelligence with iOS 27, due in September, including major upgrades, the benefits of which will be felt across the Apple ecosystem. <\/p>\n Forbes<\/span>iOS 26.5: How To Make The Most Of Apple\u2019s New iPhone Messaging Upgrade<\/span>By David Phelan<\/span><\/small><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Apple Intelligence, the company said in a Newsroom post, is coming to VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control and Accessibility Reader. And the iPhone will be able to generate subtitles \u2014 on-device, offering greater privacy \u2014 in uncaptioned video content.<\/p>\n Voice Control lets users navigate the iPhone or iPad completely by voice. A new flexible input is promised, with natural language controls. That means that instead of having to remember specific labels, people can say what comes more easily to them. For instance, if using Apple Maps, the instruction to \u201ctap the guide about best restaurants,\u201d will work. This will work to navigate other apps with visual layouts. <\/p>\n It also means that if there are elements which aren\u2019t labeled for accessibility will be more easily usable.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Subtitles are useful to those who are deaf or hard of hearing, but they are frequently unavailable for spoken words in personal videos such as content from friends or family. <\/p>\n The generated subtitles will use on-device speech recognition and will appear automatically, with users able to customize how they look in Settings. <\/p>\n At first, these captions will be limited to English, for users in the U.S. and Canada.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n These capabilities are designed for users who are blind or have low vision, describing somebody\u2019s surroundings, for instance. VoiceOver will feature Image Explorer with Apple Intelligence, offering detailed descriptions of images including photographs, scanned bills and personal records. <\/p>\n The upgrade will mean that using Action Button on the iPhone can provide a detailed summary of what\u2019s in the camera viewfinder. <\/p>\n Magnifier will bring description to a high-contrast visual interface. This will also work with the Action Button for users to ask questions. It will also respond to spoken requests such as \u201czoom in,\u201d for instance. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n Apple has said that these new features will arrive \u201clater this year,\u201d but it\u2019s highly likely this means iOS 27, which will be unveiled at the World Wide Developers Conference in June and go on general release in September 2026.<\/p>\nVoice Control<\/h2>\n
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