Computerworld May 24, 2022
Jonny Evans

Meta won’t matter much once Apple shares what it has been working on.

Apple has shared some details concerning accessibility features it is working on, dropping some pretty big hints at how it sees augmented everyday reality. Will we see more on this at WWDC 2022, and how will it be applied?

Making life accessible, making reality data

Two of the upcoming accessibility enhancements seem to suggest Apple’s approach: Door Detection and Live Captions. Here’s what they do:

  • Door Detection: Using the iPhone camera, it will detect a door, navigate a user to that door, inform them if the door is open or closed, tell them how to open the door, and it can understand and read things like...

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