The first feature that will soon be integrated into iOS will allow the detection of doors for blind or visually impaired people. Thanks to a iPhone or iPad Equipped with a LiDAR sensor, the system will be able to recognize a door, to warn the user vocally by telling him the distance, but also to read what is written there to inform him of the type of business in front of him. find.
It will also be possible to copy the screen of its Apple Watch on their iPhone to control it from the smartphone with Voice Control or Switch Control devices. All applications will be accessible from the iPhone, even heart rate reading or blood oxygenation.
Apple will also add new AssistiveTouch gestures to the Apple Watch. Thanks to certain pinches or several pressures on the screen, it will be possible to take a photo, pause a song or resume an exercise. These features require a Apple Watch Series 6 au minimum.
Finally, deaf and hard of hearing users will be able to benefit from automatic subtitles in video and audio calls. FaceTime as well as in the others messaging apps or playing sound. At a minimum, you will need to have a iPhone 11an iPad with an A12 Bionic chip or newer, or a Mac with an Apple Silicon processor.
Among the latest less visible features, Siri may wait longer for you to respond. Additionally, Books is going to add more customization options, and finally, the Walking Place and Running Place classes on Apple Fitness+ are going to be renamed for wheelchair users.