Using an iPhone has multiple advantages over Android smartphones. But there are also features that are available on competitive models, but not on Apple's. And among these, there is the subtitling functionality.
Android has had a feature calledLive Caption, and which generates subtitles for audio or video content that is streamed to the device. Touted as an accessibility feature, this can also be handy for people watching a video in a location where they can't use headphones or use the speaker.
For Google, Live Caption was also a demonstration of its advances in artificial intelligence. But the good news for Apple customers is that the Cupertino company will soon offer a similar functionality on the iPhone, which it will also call Live Caption.
Live Caption: when Apple copies Google (and that’s good)
This new feature is part of a series of accessibility features that the firm is presenting this week. This will be available on iPhone, iPad and Mac. It will generate subtitles for multimedia content, but also for FaceTime calls. And when the feature is used for video calls on Mac, it will also allow the user to chat by entering text. As for privacy, Apple specifies that these subtitles are generated on the user's device, which means that the data remains private.
Unfortunately, at the moment Live Caption is only announced for English. Additionally, the feature will only be available on certain models: iPhone 11 and later, iPad models with A12 Bionic and later, and Mac with Apple Silicon chip. The firm will launch the beta later this year. And Live Caption will probably be one of thenew features of iOS 16.
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Other accessibility features announced by Apple
As mentioned above, Apple has unveiled several accessibility features. For example, the firm presented a new navigation functionality for blind or visually impaired people.
Called Door Detection, this uses the iPhone's LiDAR sensor, as well as the camera, and artificial intelligence, to guide the user when they move. The feature helps the user to detect doors, for example, and can also read the signs and symbols on that door.
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And the Cupertino company has not forgotten the Apple Watch. With Apple Watch Mirroring, users with mobility issues will be able to control the smartwatch using iPhone accessibility features, such as voice commands, sound actions, head tracking or external “Made” switches. for iPhone” as alternatives to the Apple Watch touch controls.
Better yet, it will be possible to control the Apple Watch with finger gestures, double pinch to answer a call or hang up.“This builds on the innovative technology used in AssistiveTouch on Apple Watch, which gives users with upper body differences the ability to control Apple Watch with gestures like pinching or squeezing without having to press the button. 'screen ", explains the Cupertino company.
These features were unveiled by Apple on the occasion of World Accessibility Awareness Day.
“Apple integrates accessibility into every aspect of our work, and we are committed to building the best products and services for everyone”, said Sarah Herrlinger, Apple's senior director of accessibility policy and initiatives.“We're excited to introduce these new features, which combine the innovation and creativity of Apple's teams to give people more options to use our products in the way that best fits their needs and their lives. »
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