{"id":3445,"date":"2023-06-30T18:57:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/?p=3445"},"modified":"2024-01-04T16:07:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:07:18","slug":"iphones-will-be-able-to-speak-in-your-voice-with-15-minutes-of-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/?p=3445","title":{"rendered":"iPhones will be able to speak in your voice with 15 minutes of training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, Apple previewed a bundle of new features designed for cognitive, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility. That includes a new Personal Voice feature for people who may lose their ability to speak, allowing them to create \u201ca synthesized voice that sounds like them\u201d to talk with friends or family members.<\/p>\n

According to Apple, users can create a Personal Voice by reading a set of text prompts aloud for a total of 15 minutes of audio on the iPhone or iPad. Since the feature integrates with Live Speech, users can then type what they want to say and have their Personal Voice read it to whomever they want to talk to. Apple says the feature uses \u201con-device machine learning to keep users\u2019 information private and secure.\u201d<\/p>

Apple\u2019s Assistive Access mode shown on an iPhone and iPad.<\/em><\/figcaption>Image: Apple<\/cite><\/p>\n

Additionally, Apple is introducing streamlined versions of its core apps as part of a feature called Assistive Access meant to support users with cognitive disabilities. The feature is designed to \u201cdistill apps and experiences to their essential features in order to lighten cognitive load.\u201d That includes a combined version of Phone and FaceTime as well as modified versions of the Messages, Camera, Photos, and Music apps that feature high contrast buttons, large text labels, and additional accessibility tools. <\/p>\n

Work on a \u201ccustom accessibility mode\u201d was spotted late last year in an iOS 16.2 beta release. Apple says the features will arrive \u201clater this year,\u201d which suggests they could be part of iOS 17. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a new detection mode in Magnifier to help users who are blind or have low vision, which is designed to help users interact with physical objects with numerous text labels. As an example, Apple says a user can aim their device\u2019s camera at a label, such as a microwave keypad, which the iPhone or iPad will then read aloud as the user moves their finger across each number or setting on the appliance.<\/p>\n

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  • How to make the most of your iPhone\u2019s accessibility features <\/li>\n
  • Apple is apparently working on a new \u2018streamlined\u2019 accessibility mode for iOS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Apple highlighted a number of other features coming to the Mac as well, including a way for deaf or hard-of-hearing users to pair Made for iPhone hearing devices with a Mac. The company is also adding an easier way to adjust the size of the text in Finder, Messages, Mail, Calendar, and Notes on Mac. <\/p>\n

    Users will also be able to pause GIFs in Safari and Messages, customize the rate at which Siri speaks to them, and use Voice Control for phonetic suggestions when editing text. All of this builds upon Apple\u2019s existing accessibility features for the Mac and iPhone, which includes Live Captions, a VoiceOver screen reader, Door Detection, and more.<\/p>\n

    \u201cAccessibility is part of everything we do at Apple,\u201d Sarah Herrlinger, Apple\u2019s senior director of global accessibility policy and initiatives, said in a statement. \u201cThese groundbreaking features were designed with feedback from members of disability communities every step of the way, to support a diverse set of users and help people connect in new ways.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Today, Apple previewed a bundle of new features designed for cognitive, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility. That includes a new Personal Voice feature for people who may lose their ability to speak, allowing them to create \u201ca synthesized voice that sounds like them\u201d to talk with friends or family members. According to Apple, users can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[76,78,80,83,86,89,92],"class_list":{"0":"post-3445","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-apple-news","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-apple-guide","10":"tag-apple-news","11":"tag-apple-reviewsiphone","12":"tag-iphone-guide","13":"tag-iphone-news","14":"tag-iphone-reviews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3445"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5094,"href":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3445\/revisions\/5094"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eufad.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}