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iPhone 14 speculation?

Forum Topic by Josh Kennedy on Friday, February 25, 2022
… Also I wonder if all iPhone14 models will come with lidar? … Rumors that the mini will be discontinued have been … the range with a lower price ‘Max’ will be correct. As for LiDAR, there were rumors last year that it would be in all of …

upgrading to a new iPhone any advice?

Forum Topic by tyler chambliss on Wednesday, February 9, 2022
… Has there been anything that takes advantage of the lidar sensor yet? … Well the photo discription when you point …

Going hands-on with Door Detection in iOS 16

Forum Topic by Peter Hayton on Thursday, November 3, 2022
… points. Also, as a tech enthusiast it's great to see the LIDAR sensor being put to additional use. I had the chance to …

which one; mighty mini, powerful 13 pro or iphone 14 pro?

Forum Topic by Karok on Wednesday, September 28, 2022
… hit, so do I just sacrifice it? Then, comes the 13 pro. Is Lidar really worth it? will I be able to walk past say, the … seen, just don't want get a 13 pro if I wouldn't use that Lidar but I find the 11 pro quite large in my pomet whereas a … 12 Pro to the 13 Mini. I wanted the 12 Pro because of the Lidar but actually found I used it a grand total of 0 times …

Apple Previews New Accessibility Features Coming Later This Year, Including Door Detection and More Languages, Locales, and Voices for VoiceOver

Blog Post by AppleVis on Tuesday, May 17, 2022
… and haptic feedback. Door Detection combines the power of LiDAR, camera, and on-device machine learning, and will be … the Magnifier app on iPhone and iPad models with the LiDAR Scanner. A new feature coming to Apple Maps will be … will get all the new features. … Finally, a use for the lidar scanner. That is a legitimately useful feature. It …

AppleVis Extra 87: a Conversation with Sarah Herrlinger and Dean Hudson of Apple's Accessibility Team

Podcast by AppleVis on Saturday, July 16, 2022
… to our listeners and what equipment or like if you need a LiDAR or no LiDAR phones to make this work? Dean: Yeah. So Door Detection … as software and machine learning. And as you mentioned, LiDAR exist on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro. Those …

Does anyone have thoughts/help on iPhone upgrade decision?

Forum Topic by Lee on Friday, March 18, 2022
… and it works. I think the Pro is the only one that has lidar, unless that changed in the 13. Whether lidar is actually worth anything is another question. Dave … … at the hardware in the 13 pro a lot could be done with the lidar sensor and it could be absolutely game changing for us …

Apps for detecting something in front of you

Forum Topic by Exodia on Thursday, March 31, 2022
… is probably the People Detection feature available on LiDAR-equipped iPhones, but in my opinion this is still a … which if true will likely seriously dash my hopes, as LiDAR will only go so far. The Envision glasses are an … better things ahead. https://wewalk.io/en/ … If you have a lidar equipped phone like the 12 pro or 13 pro, then Super …

The iPhone SE 3: A More Practical Phone for Some Use Cases

Blog Post by Scott Davert on Thursday, March 31, 2022
… find on the flagship iPhone 13 series. It also lacks the LiDAR sensor found on the iPhone 13 Pro. Another missing …

thoughts on the SE 3 with 5g?

Forum Topic by Dennis Long on Friday, August 26, 2022
… images. One thing that I wish the SE3 did have is the lidar scanner. The SE3 does not. The only phones that have lidar capabilities are the IPhone12 and above. Overall this …

What's New in iOS 16 Accessibility For Blind and DeafBlind users

Blog Post by Scott Davert on Sunday, September 11, 2022
… this is exactly the speed you will need to travel for the LiDar and other hardware to give you accurate information. …

iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 pro

Forum Topic by Crazyappuser on Saturday, January 22, 2022
… It gets excellent battery life it works. You also get the Lidar. … If you can wait, get the next one. 14. The one with …

Just curious, does anyone routinely use People Detection?

Forum Topic by Pilgrim Pete on Saturday, September 3, 2022
… max but getting 14 pro max in a couple of weeks. Obviously LiDAR will make this feature really useable but any tips? …

I want to talk about my brief gerny into android.

Forum Topic by Brad on Thursday, March 3, 2022
… 13 Pro with the 128GB of storage variety. I got it for the LiDAR,, and the battery life. I also purchased a Coffee …

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