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iOS 14's new accessibility feature notifies users of sounds like sirens and doorbells
By Abhay Venkatesh @abhay_venkat4 · Jun 23, 2020
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Apple Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся at its annual developers’ conference. The update brings with it some highly requested features such as an app drawer (called App Library), widgets on the home screen, picture-in-picture, and more. While the company demoed some features during its keynote, a lot of the minor yet significant features Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся are being discovered as users install and Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся.
Now, another useful accessibility feature that has been spotted in the OS is ‘Sound Recognition’. Reddit user Jsmith4523 Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся (Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся) of the feature in action, where once turned on, it recognizes a dog barking sound played on another phone next to the device and serves a notification to the user. It can identify a host of sounds such as the doorbell, a knock on the door, smoke detector alarms, and more. These sounds are then relayed to the user through the way of a notification, something that will be useful for those with hearing difficulties.
iOS 14 comes with support for Sound Recognition in Accessibility. Your phone can now listen for specific sounds – a baby crying, smoke alarm, water running, etc. – and notify you.

Amazing feature for all kinds of users – inclusivity at its best. Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся
— Federico Viticci (@viticci) Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся
Android users might be familiar with the feature, as Google’s Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся. On iOS, however, the feature is baked into the OS and provides users with the ability to set notificaitons for 14 different sounds.
iOS 14 will be released to the public in the fall. The update Для просмотра ссылки Войди или Зарегистрируйся to all devices running iOS 13.



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