So, we see:
* Braille-keyboard emulation with regular keyboard tie-in
* Different responses to different touch and gestures, oriented towards the blind.
Is this iPhone-specific or is that available on Android phones as well? proper-Linux phones?
* Braille-keyboard emulation with regular keyboard tie-in
* Different responses to different touch and gestures, oriented towards the blind.
Is this iPhone-specific or is that available on Android phones as well? proper-Linux phones?
That's VoiceOver on iOS. It's a screen reader that's also available on the Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch. Android has a similar screenreader called TalkBack.
I work with visually impaired people on accessible apps, and the large majority of them prefer Apple's devices because they have more advanced accessibility features.
VoiceOver also works with another accessibility tool called Magnifier, allowing it to be used as a general "what am I looking at" tool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CAafjodkyE
They can also generate alt text for photos which do not have that information already. Here's a video of the person in the original article describing this feature:
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-voiceover-in-apps...