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AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for May 2019

Blog Post by AppleVis on Saturday, June 1, 2019
… or additional charges. State-of-the-art A.I. for OCR and text recognition: Fast and accurate, even in poor …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for April 2020

Blog Post by AppleVis on Friday, May 1, 2020
… Using the iPhone camera, smart artificial intelligence and OCR, Envision is designed and tested with input and support …

Summary of Apple's 2021 Worldwide Developers Conference Keynote Presentation

Blog Post by AppleVis on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
… anywhere. … Most features in this category (such as VO OCR and Live Text), require a device with the A12 Chip or …

All the XCiting News from Apple's September 12 Event

Blog Post by mehgcap on Wednesday, September 13, 2017
… I'm wondering how much better using a magnifying app or an OCR app will be with a better camera! I am very concerned … improvement for the iphone x positively effect OCR. Of course, this will depend on developers trying to take … of it, but is it a possibility? I have never don much ocr with the iphone, so I am asking the question as someone …

What's New in iOS 11 Accessibility for Blind, Low Vision and Deaf-Blind Users

Blog Post by Scott Davert on Tuesday, September 19, 2017
… text, where iOS will sometimes recognize text and perform OCR on it. It is not, however, a function that works across …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New in Accessible Apps for June 2016

Blog Post by AppleVis on Friday, July 1, 2016
… (Traditional), Japanese and Korean. * Employs an excellent OCR technology powered by ABBYY. > How to Use: > 1. Open the …

WWDC 23 Keynote: Apple Unveils Platform Updates and Introduces Apple Vision Pro Headset and New Macs

Blog Post by David Goodwin on Monday, June 5, 2023
… the door when I get there, maybe use a cheeky bit of OCR to tell me what signs are, then I get inside and get a … that can do some of the things my phone can do, like the OCR or be my eyes etc. But the envision is cheaper for that …

Apple Vision Accessibility: The 2024 AppleVis Report Card

Blog Post by AppleVis on Wednesday, February 26, 2025
… alternatives on Windows in terms of features, particularly OCR, screen / image recognition, and performance within … VO. For mac we are still waiting the equivalent of native OCR for documents and apps.” – TheBllindGuy07 “I think my … described automatically using Siri or ChatGPT. A good OCR is also needed on Mac. A better way of navigating Mac …

Rounding Up the "Gather Round" Keynote

Blog Post by mehgcap on Thursday, September 13, 2018
… magnification apps quite frequently, as well as various OCR apps. I'm wondering if better cameras will make text easier for those OCR apps to recognize. Particularly on screens. … Thanks for …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for December 2016

Blog Post by AppleVis on Sunday, January 1, 2017
… you can now: > * Add photos and images to Playlist (OCR is available to organizations only) * Export your …

Apple Executives' Bonuses to Be Tied to Their Performance With Respect to Accessibility and the Company's Other Core Values

Blog Post by AppleVis on Friday, January 8, 2021
… battery operated: TV radio stereo 24//7 news and weather OCR scanner OCR reader professional quality camera calculator scores of …

Good things might not last: American Heritage Dictionary is no longer accessible at all

Blog Post by Amir Soleimani on Thursday, July 14, 2016
… know about the change. I sent the following letter to the OCR: Hello, I am writing to inform you that the American … It would be very helpful if someone from the OCR or Department of Education could contact Houghton Mifflin …

KNFBReader iPhone App to be Released Alongside iOS 8

Blog Post by Michael Hansen on Friday, August 29, 2014
… it is released, I'll be satisfied. If my $99 pays for an OCR app that does what the company says it will, that will be … feature set of KNFBReader, as demonstrated, seems to take OCR on the iPhone to a whole new level. If I am wrong, and KNFBReader is merely just another OCR app that does not perform, I'll be the first one to eat …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for October 2019

Blog Post by AppleVis on Friday, November 1, 2019
… Want help finding a page from a textbook that you need to OCR for class? No problem. Want additional information about …

Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 13.1.2 With Camera, iCloud Backup, Flashlight, Shortcuts Fixes and More

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, September 30, 2019
… dev about it already & so far no word. I'm using another Ocr. app for the time being. It'd be nice 2 know if that call …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for April 2017

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, May 1, 2017
… account subscribers will also enjoy higher quality OCR and be able to upload tracks from physical worksheets and …

Apple Releases iOS 12; Bringing New and Enhanced Features and Performance Improvements

Blog Post by AppleVis on Friday, September 14, 2018
… you can do with apps such as Seeing AI. and other assorted OCR. apps? Thanks in advance! … I’ve just updated my iPhone …

Apple Documents Apple Vision Pro Accessibility Features: Including VoiceOver and Zoom Guides

Blog Post by AppleVis on Friday, February 2, 2024
… person detection etc. Or maps/gps/voice vista stuff. Or OCR/Seeing AI functionality. Not to mention Be My Eyes etc. …

Apple Releases Software Updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and HomePod

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, February 13, 2023
… another bug, voiceover tends to randomly analyze and do ocr on screen element in an app where the interface is …

I switched to Android, but an iPhone 15 is probably in my future

Blog Post by Dave Nason on Tuesday, June 20, 2023
… VoiceOver's screen recognition feature in addition to the OCR/image description feature, none of which are built into … iOS is far better. Better image and screen recognition its OCR can be used on buttons and even in accessible websites. …

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