WWDC is going to be VERY full this year with Apple announcing items before the big event
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Apple Previews iOS 17 Accessibility Features Ahead of WWDC
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I hope that there are no restrictions in terms of which Mac you have though, although I would not put it pass Apple that the minimum requirement would be an M1 Mac or newer!
I hope someday they allow users to turn off temporal dithering as well as give us a better pwm rate and take pwm sensitivity seriously the way China is doing. I get horrific migraines and other neurological impairments when I use ANY iphone these days, OLED or LCD. Others suffer when using their computers. And while I may be among the minority of users I am by no means alone.
I have to commend Apple for investing heavily in accessibility features. I don't have any accessibility issues, but I can't imagine the challenges some people face, and its good to see companies like Apple making life a little easier for those with physical challenges.
This is cool & useful. I am kinda half-way there with my current iOS 16.4.1 first home page setup. 
Yes, fine print says it will only be available for selected M1 Macs and all M2 Macs, which I am not surprised about.
I think WWDC main event will be mostly devoted to AR and the headset. Not much time will be allotted to minor software enhancements.
I think something larger is going on here! I think these features or some variant or these features will be used to control the extended reality xrOS AR Headset Apple is going to release at WWDC! 🤔
Weird that the text size options on macOS are only for those 5 or so system apps unlike on iOS. I guess macOS really is beginning to show its age, where it's complicated to introduce such a feature system-wide.
That Personal Voice feature could also go beyond accessibility. Imagine typing an iMessage and sending it as a voice message directly. And the other person can either listen to it or read the original text, so both crowds are happy -- the ones who want to read messages and the ones who like voice messages
That Personal Voice feature could also go beyond accessibility. Imagine typing an iMessage and sending it as a voice message directly. And the other person can either listen to it or read the original text, so both crowds are happy -- the ones who want to read messages and the ones who like voice messages
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As much as I appreciate this move by apple I’m afraid it is just going to enable scammers to attack loved ones even easier. I really hope they wouldn’t but I can’t help but think of it. Here is a scary report from McAfee detailing AI voice cloning.
The more things that Apple details ahead of WWDC makes me excited for what they are saving for the event..
It’s nice that Apple continues to use their technology to help others with these upcoming accessibility features. Yeah looks like WWDC topic schedule is going to be completely full with this example described in advance.
“Any ideas?”
I think you hit the nail on it’s head. Developers can now come to WWDC with fresh ideas on how to implement these features.
Apple drums up developer and consumer interest.
We all start talking about iOS (as if we’d ever stopped)
I remember hearing about this a while back and it sounded creepy at the time, but as usual when Apple reveals it, it’s better than it seemed. This has merit.
“Point and Speak in Magnifier makes it easier for users with vision disabilities to interact with physical objects that have several text labels. For example, while using a household appliance — such as a microwave — Point and Speak combines input from the Camera app, the LiDAR Scanner, and on-device machine learning to announce the text on each button as users move their finger across the keypad.”
Anyone wondering about a usecase for the headset… This is it.
Anyone wondering about a usecase for the headset… This is it.
Android does have some similar functions built in as well.
Talkback is their Voiceover
Live Caption will transcribe audio on screen so the hearing impaired can follow along
It also does the sound detection that iPhone and HomePod can do (baby crying/broken glass etc).
I wouldn’t say it’s useless. I used it to scroll to and reply to your comment just now.
What are you envisioning?
Hmm I think you might wish to read this, then assert again it’s nothing but an essay writing machine, because I’d consider this actually useful and is/will help people.
OpenAI customer story: Be My Eyes
Be My Eyes uses GPT-4 to transform visual accessibility.
openai.com
