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Updated VoiceOver

A screen reader that describes what’s on your screen, including in braille.

Read more about VoiceOver VoiceOver VoiceOver For those who are blind or have low vision, VoiceOver is an industry‑leading screen reader that tells you exactly what’s happening on your screen audibly, in braille, or both. Easily control and navigate your screen through simple gestures on a touchscreen, trackpad or Bluetooth keyboard. On Apple Vision Pro, you can control and navigate your device with a combination of gestures using one or both hands. VoiceOver can describe your surroundings in great detail. With Live Recognition, you’ll get descriptions of objects in the real world, such as people, doors, text and furniture in indoor spaces.1 VoiceOver offers deep customisation options, like modifying your favourite built-in voice for speech feedback and tailoring its verbosity, speed, and accompanying sound and haptic feedback to your preferences.2

Features are subject to change. Some features, applications and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. See iOS and iPadOS or macOS for feature availability.

Set up VoiceOver on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple TV HomePod Apple Vision Pro Update:

Improvements to VoiceOver for Apple Vision Pro. Live Recognition in visionOS uses the advanced camera system and on-device machine learning to describe surroundings, find objects, read documents, and more.1

VoiceOver + braille You can also connect a Bluetooth wireless refreshable braille display and use it to control and navigate your Apple device. Read and type using contracted or uncontracted braille, or enter braille directly on the touchscreen using Braille Screen Input. VoiceOver supports many international braille tables. When communicating or working with sighted individuals, you can turn on the braille panel to display a language translation of the braille onscreen. Apple devices also support multi-line text braille displays. With more than 70 refreshable braille displays compatible with iOS and iPadOS, and more than 100 with macOS, you can find the right braille experience for you. Set up VoiceOver + braille on:

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Common braille commands for VoiceOver on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Braille displays supported by iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Braille displays supported by Apple Watch USB and Bluetooth braille displays supported by macOS Type braille directly on the iPhone screen with VoiceOver Magnifier Updated Magnifier

A digital magnifying glass that zooms in on, detects and describes objects around you.

Read more about Magnifier Magnifier Magnifier Magnifier works like a digital magnifying glass. It uses the camera on your iPhone or iPad to increase the size of any physical object you point it at, like a menu or sign, so you can see all the details clearly on your screen. Use the torch or LED flash to light the object, adjust filters to differentiate colours, or freeze a specific frame for a static close‑up.

On Mac, the Magnifier app connects to an attached camera so you can zoom in on your surroundings, such as a screen or whiteboard. Magnifier works with Continuity Camera on iPhone as well as attached USB cameras. It also supports reading documents using Desk View. With multiple live-session windows, you can multitask by viewing a presentation with a webcam while simultaneously following along in a book using Desk View. With customised views, you can adjust brightness, contrast, colour filters and even perspective to make text and images easier to see. Views can also be captured, grouped and saved to add later on.

Set up Magnifier on:

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Get live descriptions of visual information around you with Magnifier on iPhone Get live descriptions of visual information around you with Magnifier on iPad Update:

Magnifier for Mac. The Magnifier app for Mac connects to an attached camera so you can zoom in on surroundings, such as a screen or whiteboard. Magnifier works with Continuity Camera on iPhone as well as attached USB cameras and supports reading documents using Desk View.

Detection Mode For those who are blind or have low vision and want more information about their physical surroundings, Detection Mode in Magnifier combines input from the camera, LiDAR scanner and on‑device machine learning to offer intelligent tools like People Detection, Door Detection, Furniture Detection, Scenes and Text Detection.3 On iPhone, you can use Detection Mode with the Action button to have your surroundings described to you.4 With Point & Speak, you can point your finger at text near you and have your iPhone speak it out loud. This can be helpful when you need to interact with an object that has text labels, such as a digital screen at self‑checkout, or dials, buttons or keypads on household appliances.5

Features are subject to change. Some features, applications and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. See iOS and iPadOS for Scenes in Detection Mode availability. See iOS and iPadOS for Text Detection availability.

Set up Detection Mode on:

iPhone iPad Reader Mode With Reader Mode, Accessi­bility Reader integrates with Magnifier so you can seamlessly interact with text in the real world, such as in books or on menus. Temporarily capture a frame that contains text and adjust the font, size and colour of the text to your liking. Get guidance on framing a document and adjusting the perspective before viewing it in Reader Mode, with audible prompts to help make sure the full document is in camera view. Reader Mode also works with features like Speak Screen or Speak Selection, so you can have the text you’re viewing read out loud. Set up Reader Mode on:

iPhone iPad Update:

Improved guidance in Reader Mode. Frame a document and adjust the perspective before viewing it in Reader Mode. Audible prompts help make sure the full document is in camera view.

VoiceOver Read & Speak settings Read & Speak settings

Have any text on your screen read aloud, including letters and words as you type.

Read more about Read & Speak settings Read & Speak settings Speak Screen and Speak Selection This collection of features is designed to enhance your reading or writing with audio. Hear your entire screen read aloud with Speak Screen or use Speak Selection to have a specific range of text read to you. Speech Controller lets you keep those controls onscreen so you can easily pause the speaking, adjust the rate, or navigate forward or back to the content you want to hear.

Speak Screen and Speak Selection are available in over 80 distinct voices and more than 60 languages and locales, with options to customise settings such as pitch range for your preferred built-in voices.2 Languages are automatically detected to switch seamlessly between voices, so your spoken content won’t feel impersonal. These features also work with Accessi­bility Reader, so you can view text in a format that’s comfortable for you and hear it read out loud at the same time.

Features are subject to change. Some features, applications and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. See iOS and iPadOS or macOS for feature availability.

Set up Speak Screen and Speak Selection on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Vision Pro Typing Feedback and Highlight Content Activate Typing Feedback to hear what you type spoken out loud character by character, word by word, and with auto-corrections and auto-capitalisations as they appear. With Highlight Content, you can have words or sentences accentuated in a customised colour and style as they’re read out loud.

Features are subject to change. Some features, applications and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. See iOS and iPadOS or macOS for feature availability.

Set up Typing Feedback and Highlight Content on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Vision Pro Magnifier Display settings & Text Size Updated Display settings & Text Size

Invert colours, apply colour filters, increase contrast, adjust text size and more.

Read more about Display settings Display settings & Text Size Text Size Text Size helps make text more legible and visible with simple font adjustments. With Larger Text, you can adjust the size using an accessibility slider, while Bold Text gives weight to the words on your screen. Your preferred settings will be applied only to the apps you choose. Set up Text Size on:

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Adjust Text Size on CarPlay. CarPlay now supports Larger Text.

Invert colours Invert display colours to make the background dark to help your text and content stand out. This can be useful in apps and websites that don’t support Dark Mode. Smart Invert reverses the colours on the display except for images, media, and some apps that use dark colour styles, while Classic Invert reverses all colours on the display. Set up Invert colours on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple TV Apple Vision Pro Colour Filters Colour Filters let you view the entire screen in greyscale, adjust colours for colour vision deficiencies or tint the screen a particular colour. Use Reduce White Point to tone down the intensity of bright colours. You can also make the display easier on your eyes as it gets dark outside by turning on Night Shift, which automatically adjusts the colours of your display to the warmer end of the spectrum. Set up Colour Filters on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple TV Apple Vision Pro CarPlay Reduce Transparency Turn on Reduce Transparency to make transparent or blurred backgrounds appear opaque by giving them a solid colour, making them easier to see onscreen. You can also use Increase Contrast to turn up the colour contrast between an app’s foreground and background colours. Set up Reduce Transparency on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple TV Apple Vision Pro Differentiate Without Colour, On/Off Labels and Button Shapes Some screen items rely on colour to convey information. Use Differentiate Without Colour to replace these with alternative ways to tell them apart, like shapes or text. To make it easier to see whether a setting is on or off without relying on colour, use On/Off Labels to add a vertical line to switches to indicate when they’re on and a circle to indicate when they’re off. You can also turn on Button Shapes to underline any text that performs an action when you tap it, so it’s easier to identify these elements onscreen. Set up Differentiate Without Colour, On/Off Labels and Button Shapes on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple TV Apple Vision Pro Read & Speak settings Vehicle Motion Cues Updated Vehicle Motion Cues

Helps passengers reduce motion sickness while using their device in a car.

Read more about Vehicle Motion Cues Vehicle Motion Cues When you want to use iPhone, iPad or Mac while a passenger in a moving vehicle, Vehicle Motion Cues can help reduce motion sickness.6 Using sensors built into your device, dots appear on your screen and move with the motion of the vehicle to reduce sensory conflict — a common cause of motion sickness. These dots are designed to remain on the sides of your screen to avoid interfering with any content. Vehicle Motion Cues can be turned on manually in Control Centre or automatically on iPhone when it senses vehicle motion. Set up Vehicle Motion Cues on:

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Updates:

Vehicle Motion Cues on Mac. Mac supports Vehicle Motion Cues, which can help reduce motion sickness when you’re a passenger in a moving vehicle.

Improved customisation. There are new ways to customise the animated onscreen dots on iPhone, iPad and Mac. You can adjust the colour, size, number and pattern.

Display settings & Text Size Motion settings Motion settings

Dim flashing lights, pause moving images, simplify onscreen motion and more.

Read more about Motion settings Motion settings Reduce Motion Turn on Reduce Motion to decrease the movement of onscreen elements. Some screen actions, including launching and moving between apps, or the fluid morphing effects of Liquid Glass, become visually simpler for those with motion sensitivity or to lessen strain on the eyes. Apply the Reduce Motion setting only to the apps you want. Set up Reduce Motion on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple TV Apple Vision Pro Dim Flashing Lights This feature can help those who want to avoid bright flashes of light watch video content more comfortably. Dim Flashing Lights automatically darkens the video display during these sequences. Set up Dim Flashing Lights on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple TV Apple Vision Pro Auto-Play Animated Images and Video Previews If you’re sensitive to rapid movement, you have the option to automatically pause images with moving elements in apps like Messages and Safari, or videos in apps like the App Store and YouTube. Set up Auto-Play Animated Images on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Vision Pro Set up Auto-Play Video Previews on:

iPhone iPad Apple Vision Pro Prefer Non-Blinking Cursor Stop the blinking of the vertical bar that appears at the insertion point where you’re typing. If you use a braille display with iPhone, the cursor indicator on the display also stops blinking. Set up Prefer Non-Blinking Cursor on:

iPhone iPad Mac Limit Frame Rate Limits the maximum frame rate of the display to 60 frames per second on devices with ProMotion display technology.7 Set up Limit Frame Rate on:

iPhone iPad Vehicle Motion Cues Zoom Updated Zoom

Enlarges anything on your screen.

Read more about Zoom Zoom Zoom is a screen magnifier that lets you enlarge the content you see on your device. Choose Full Screen Zoom to magnify the entire screen, or Window Zoom to magnify only part of the screen with a resizable lens.8 Follow Focus tracks your selections, the text insertion point and your typing. Smart Typing magnifies the text area and keeps the keyboard unmagnified while typing. With Zoom Filters, you can apply Inverted, Greyscale, Greyscale Inverted or Low Light to the magnified area.

Zoom also works with VoiceOver, so you can more clearly see and hear what’s happening on your screen. Split Screen Zoom on Mac lets you see content up close and at a distance simultaneously. And if you’re using Zoom on multiple displays with macOS, you can set a different zoom level for each display.

If you have low vision, visionOS is more accessible than ever thanks to the advanced camera system on Apple Vision Pro. Zoom can magnify everything in your view — including your surroundings — using the main camera.

Set up Zoom on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple TV Apple Vision Pro Update:

Improvements for Apple Vision Pro. Zoom can magnify everything in your view — including your surroundings — using the main camera.

Motion settings Hover settings Updated Hover settings

Shows a close-up view of selected text as you read or type.

Read more about Hover settings Hover settings Hover Text makes it easier to view text on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, or while you’re watching Apple TV content. If a paragraph, text box, caption or footnote is too small to read, just hover over it with your pointer or Apple Pencil and press the activation key for a bigger, higher‑resolution version of your selection. You can even choose the fonts and colours that work best for you. Hover Colour on iPhone, iPad or Mac helps those who are colour‑blind or have low vision decipher the colour beneath their cursor by translating colour pixels into simple-to-understand colour names. With Hover Typing on iPhone, you can see larger text when you’re typing in a text field — in your preferred font and text colour too. Set up Hover settings on:

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Hover Colour. If you are colour‑blind or have low vision, Hover Colour on iPhone, iPad and Mac can help you decipher the colour beneath your cursor by translating colour pixels into simple-to-understand colour names.

Zoom iWork iWork

Create and easily navigate accessible documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

Read more about iWork iWork Pages, Numbers and Keynote include several features that can help you create documents, spreadsheets and presentations that are accessible for both you and your audiences.

Add descriptions to images, audio or video in Pages, Numbers and Keynote. Line- and word‑spacing tools enhance how you read, perceive and edit documents. For VoiceOver users, the layout rotor helps you automatically align selected elements so your documents look and sound exactly the way you like. Use VoiceOver Audio Graph support to more clearly communicate data or improve how you read and edit documents with line- and word‑spacing tools. The text checker tool can help you discover common formatting issues such as extra spaces or mistakenly capitalised letters, which makes proofreading documents, spreadsheets and presentations even easier. With Apple Intelligence, you can transform how you communicate with Writing Tools that can proofread your text, rewrite different versions until the tone and wording are just right, and summarise selected text with a tap.9

Built-in layout options in Pages help you organise and customise the look of your documents. You can also make Pages documents more scannable by adding headings that screen readers can easily identify and navigate.

Set up Pages on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Vision Pro Set up Numbers on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Vision Pro Set up Keynote on:

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Use VoiceOver to create a Pages document on iPad Use VoiceOver to create a Numbers spreadsheet on iPad Use VoiceOver to create a Keynote presentation on iPad Use VoiceOver to create a Pages document on Mac Use VoiceOver to create a Numbers spreadsheet on Mac Use VoiceOver to create a Keynote presentation on Mac Hover settings Audio Descriptions Audio Descriptions

Verbally describes every scene in a movie.

Read more about Audio Descriptions Audio Descriptions Watch movies with detailed audio descriptions of every scene on many of your devices including iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Just check for the AD icon under the movie title on the Apple TV app or on the iTunes Store. Set up Audio Descriptions on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple TV Apple Vision Pro iWork Quickly toggle settings Quickly toggle settings

Add, organise and customise shortcuts for the tools and settings you use most.

Read more about Quickly toggle settings Quickly toggle settings Control Centre Control Centre gives you instant access to the things you do the most. It has groups of controls, which you can access fluidly with a single, continuous swipe down on the Home Screen. This includes categories for accessibility, hearing, mobility and vision. You can change which hearing features appear in Control Centre when you tap the Hearing icon — just go to the Accessi­bility menu under Settings and select Hearing Control Centre to add or remove the features you prefer. You can add more controls from the Controls gallery, which shows all your options in one place, including new controls from your favourite apps. Set up Control Centre on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple TV Apple Vision Pro Accessi­bility Shortcut With the Accessi­bility Shortcut, you can easily add, organise and customise your favourite accessibility features in Control Centre or System Settings. Just triple‑click the side button, Digital Crown or power button to quickly access the features you use most. Set up Accessi­bility Shortcut on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple TV Apple Vision Pro Back Tap Meet the easiest shortcut ever. Back Tap lets you double‑tap or triple‑tap the back of your iPhone to perform actions like taking a screenshot, turning on an accessibility feature or running a shortcut. Choose from more than 20 different actions or create your own automated shortcuts in the Shortcuts app to simplify your everyday tasks.10 Set up Back Tap on:

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Use Shortcuts to automate tasks on iPhone Action button On iPhone, you can choose which function you want the Action button to perform when you press it. Because the button is easily accessible, it’s useful for things you do often. And it’s easy to change the Action button to perform a different function. You can choose from several actions, like turning on the torch, activating a Focus mode or running your favourite shortcut. You can also use the Action button to quickly access Magnifier or another favourite accessibility feature. Set up Action button on:

iPhone Apple Watch Per-App Settings You can customise certain accessibility settings app by app on iPhone and iPad. Just select the apps you want to customise from the Per-App Settings menu and choose the settings you want to update. You can adjust display settings like contrast and transparency, or make text in your apps appear larger or bolder. You’ll see the changes applied next time you open the app. Set up Per-App Settings on:

iPhone iPad Siri Shortcuts Apps can offer shortcuts for things you do frequently. You can use Siri to initiate these shortcuts with just your voice. While some apps have Siri Shortcuts set up automatically, you can also create your own using the Shortcuts app. Set up Siri Shortcuts on:

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Shortcuts User Guide for iPhone and iPad Audio Descriptions Shortcuts app Updated Shortcuts app

Automate complex tasks with just a tap or by asking Siri.

Read more about Shortcuts app Shortcuts app A shortcut is a quick way to get one or more tasks done with your apps using just a tap or by asking Siri. Shortcuts can automate a variety of things, like getting directions to the next event in your calendar or moving text from one app to another. You can use the Shortcuts app to add ready‑made or custom shortcuts to your devices. It lets you combine multiple steps across multiple apps to create powerful task automations. Siri can also suggest simple, useful shortcuts based on your app usage. Once you create a shortcut, just activate Siri, then say the shortcut’s name to run it.

The Shortcuts app Gallery features Shortcuts for Accessi­bility — a curated collection of ready-to-use tools that support a wide range of needs. Shortcuts for features like VoiceOver and AssistiveTouch let you quickly toggle them on and off. If you have short-term memory loss, you can use Remember This to log what happens throughout the day. Or run the In Case of Emergency shortcut to send your location to your chosen emergency contacts, share a message with custom instructions, and display a message of your choice onscreen for first responders to see.

The Accessi­bility Assistant shortcut can help you find built-in accessibility features that work for you. Answer a series of questions about your needs, and the Accessi­bility Assistant will create a Notes document with a list of recommended accessibility features and relevant Apple Support links. You can share your custom note with a family member or friend.

Set up Shortcuts app on:

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Use Siri to run shortcuts with your voice on iPhone Add a shortcut to Control Centre Updates:

Hold That Thought. This shortcut prompts you to capture and recall information in a note so interruptions don’t derail your flow. You can access this shortcut from the Accessi­bility Gallery.

Accessi­bility Assistant on Apple Vision Pro. The Accessi­bility Assistant shortcut is available on Apple Vision Pro to help recommend accessibility features based on your needs and preferences. You can access this shortcut from the Accessi­bility Gallery.

In­telli­gent actions in Shortcuts. Summarise text, create images, or tap directly into Apple Intelligence models to provide responses that feed into your shortcut.

Quickly toggle settings Share Accessibility Settings New Share Accessibility Settings

Share your accessibility settings with ease.

Read more about Share Accessibility Settings Share Accessibility Settings This feature offers a new way for you to quickly and temporarily share your accessibility settings with another iPhone or iPad. It can be helpful when borrowing a friend’s device or using a public kiosk in a setting like a café. Easily share settings for features that support visual accommodations, like Increase Contrast or Reduce Motion. Or share Touch Accommodations to support your unique taps and touches on another device. Set up Share Accessibility Settings on:

iPhone iPad Shortcuts app Accessi­bility Reader New Accessi­bility Reader

Customise text to read and focus at your comfort level.

Read more about Accessi­bility Reader Accessi­bility Reader Accessi­bility Reader is a new systemwide reading experience designed to make text easier to read for people with a wide range of disabilities, from dyslexia to low vision. Accessi­bility Reader gives you new ways to customise long-form text and focus on content you want to read, with extensive options for font, colour and spacing, as well as support for Spoken Content. Accessi­bility Reader can be launched from any app and is built into the Magnifier app for iOS, iPadOS and macOS, so you can seamlessly interact with text in the real world, such as books or restaurant menus. Set up Accessi­bility Reader on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Vision Pro Share Accessibility Settings Braille Access New Braille Access

Take notes, open apps and get real‑time captions, all in braille.

Read more about Braille Access Braille Access Braille Access is an all-new experience that turns iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Vision Pro into a fully featured braille note taker that’s deeply integrated into the Apple ecosystem. With a built-in app launcher, you can easily open any app by typing with a connected braille device. Quickly take notes in braille format and perform calculations using Nemeth Braille or UEB Math, two braille codes often used for maths and science. And an integrated form of Live Captions lets you transcribe conversations in real time directly on braille displays.11

You can also open Braille Ready Format (BRF) files directly from Braille Access, unlocking a wide range of books and files previously created on a braille note-taking device.

Set up Braille Access on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Vision Pro Accessi­bility Reader Hearing Health Hearing Health

AirPods Pro feature a clinical‑grade Hearing Aid capability.

Read more about Hearing Health Hearing Health AirPods Pro offer an end-to-end hearing health experience, giving you access to a Hearing Test, a clinical‑grade Hearing Aid feature and active Hearing Protection.12

Take a scientifically validated Hearing Test in the comfort of your home in about five minutes by pairing AirPods Pro with an iPhone or iPad.12 You’ll receive easy-to-understand results and insights into your hearing. The clinical-grade Hearing Aid feature can help those with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss.12 It makes adjustments that improve the clarity of voices and sounds around you. You can customise settings — including amplification, balance and tone — to your needs. AirPods Pro also provide active Hearing Protection across listening modes to help prevent exposure to loud environmental noise.13

Set up Hearing Health on:

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Hearing Health feature availability Braille Access Live Captions Updated Live Captions

Get real-time captions of live conversations and audio from apps.

Read more about Live Captions Live Captions If you are Deaf or hard of hearing or prefer reading text to help you understand and communicate more clearly, Live Captions can help. Live Captions offer real‑time, on‑device‑generated transcriptions of conversations so you can follow along securely on your device.11 You can turn on Live Captions in your Phone calls, FaceTime calls, or any web content you’re browsing. They can even capture and caption live, in‑person speech through the microphone in your device. You can customise the Live Captions window, adjusting the size, placement, fonts and colours to suit your needs.14 Live Captions also work with Apple Vision Pro, so you can follow along with spoken dialogue in live conversations on FaceTime as well as audio from apps systemwide. During Live Listen sessions, you can view Live Captions on a paired Apple Watch or on a nearby iPhone or iPad signed in to the same Apple Account. Set up Live Captions on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple Vision Pro Updates:

Live Listen and Live Captions on Apple Watch. Live Listen controls come to Apple Watch with a new set of features, including real‑time Live Captions. Live Listen turns iPhone into a remote microphone to stream content directly to AirPods, Made for iPhone hearing aids or Beats headphones. When a session is active on iPhone, you can view Live Captions of the conversation that iPhone picks up on a paired Apple Watch while listening along to the audio. Live Captions can also be viewed on a nearby iPhone or iPad signed in to the same Apple Account.

New languages. Live Captions now supports Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), English (Australia, India, Singapore, UK), French (Canada, France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese (China mainland) and Spanish (Mexico, Spain, US).

Hearing Health Live Listen Updated Live Listen

Use your device’s microphone to amplify conversations and get captions of what you hear.

Read more about Live Listen Live Listen Live Listen helps you have conversations in loud places by picking up audio from people who are speaking from a distance, such as in a lecture hall or across a dining table. Just turn on the feature and place your device near the people who are speaking. Audio is picked up by the device’s microphone and sent to your AirPods, Beats headphones or Made for iPhone hearing devices, so you can hear what’s being said more clearly.15

Live Listen works with a new set of features, including real‑time Live Captions. When a Live Listen session is active on iPhone, you can view Live Captions of the conversation that iPhone picks up on a paired Apple Watch — or on a nearby iPhone or iPad signed in to the same Apple Account — while listening along to the audio. Live Listen can be controlled from across the room, so you don’t have to get up and interrupt a meeting or class to start or stop a session. Apple Watch, iPhone or iPad can serve as a remote control to jump back a few seconds to capture something you may have missed or to stop Live Listen sessions.

Set up Live Listen on:

iPhone iPad Apple Watch AirPods Max AirPods Pro AirPods Powerbeats Pro Beats Fit Pro Made for iPhone hearing devices Update:

Live Listen on Apple Watch. Live Listen controls come to Apple Watch with a new set of features, including real‑time Live Captions. When a Live Listen session is active on iPhone, you can view Live Captions of the conversation that iPhone picks up on a paired Apple Watch while listening along to the audio. Live Captions can also be viewed on a nearby iPhone or iPad signed in to the same Apple Account.

Live Captions Made for iPhone hearing devices Made for iPhone hearing devices

Hearing aids and more, made specifically for your Apple devices.

Read more about Made for iPhone hearing devices Made for iPhone hearing devices Apple has worked with top manufacturers to create hearing aids, cochlear implants and sound processors designed specifically for Apple devices.16 These advanced hearing devices provide outstanding sound quality, offer many helpful features, and are as easy to set up and use as any other Bluetooth device. Instantly apply your audiologist’s environmental presets as you go outdoors or enter noisy locations, like restaurants, without having to rely on additional remotes. When using Made for iPhone hearing devices, you can also have Siri announce notifications from your iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Vision Pro. Set up Made for iPhone hearing devices on:

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List of Made for iPhone hearing devices Live Listen Music Haptics Updated Music Haptics

Experience music on iPhone with vibrations synchronised to the rhythm of a song.

Read more about Music Haptics Music Haptics Music Haptics is a way for those who are Deaf or hard of hearing to experience music. It syncs the iPhone Taptic Engine — which creates your device’s vibrations — with the rhythm of songs so you can enjoy music with taps, textures and refined haptics.17 Customise Music Haptics to experience haptics for vocals and accompaniment or for vocals only. You can also adjust the overall intensity of the taps, textures and vibrations. Music Haptics works with millions of songs across Apple Music, Apple Music Classical, Shazam and compatible third-party apps when your iPhone is connected to Wi‑Fi or a mobile network. Set up Music Haptics on:

iPhone Go deeper:

Music Haptics playlists on Apple Music Update:

Enhanced customisation. Music Haptics on iPhone becomes more customisable with the option to experience haptics for vocals and accompaniment or for vocals only, as well as the option to adjust the overall intensity of taps, textures and vibrations.

Made for iPhone hearing devices Audio settings Audio settings

Customise the audio preferences on your devices to fit your needs.

Read more about Audio settings Audio settings Conversation Boost Conversation Boost helps you stay connected in noisy environments, enhances your overall audio experience and makes it easier for you to use AirPods Pro across devices. Computational audio and beamforming microphones focus AirPods Pro on the voice of the person directly in front of you — helping you distinguish their speech from background noise. Set up Conversation Boost on:

iPhone iPad Mac AirPods Pro Headphone Accommodations Whether you’re listening to music, watching a film or talking to a loved one, Headphone Accommodations lets you customise your audio to best suit your hearing needs. Amplify soft sounds and adjust certain frequencies based on your preferences. You can go through a series of listening tests that help you set up as many as nine unique profiles. Or import your audiogram from your audiologist into the Health app on iPhone and use it to customise your audio. Set up Headphone Accommodations on:

iPhone iPad Mac AirPods Max AirPods Pro AirPods EarPods Powerbeats Powerbeats Pro Beats Solo Pro Mono Audio Stereo recordings usually have distinct left- and right‑channel audio tracks. Mono Audio can help streamline the differences by playing both audio channels in both ears. You can adjust the balance for greater volume in either ear, so you won’t miss a single note of a concerto or a beat of your favourite song. Set up Mono Audio on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple TV Apple Vision Pro Music Haptics Sound & Name Recognition Updated Sound & Name Recognition

Listens for specific sounds and notifies you when they are detected.

Read more about Sound & Name Recognition Sound & Name Recognition Sound Recognition listens for certain sounds and uses on‑device intelligence to notify you when they are detected. This feature recognises 15 different sounds — or you can train your device to listen for your name, as well as electronic sounds that are unique to your environment, like the beeping of appliances in your kitchen, specific types of alarms, or doorbells.18 On HomePod, Sound Recognition can also detect the sound of a smoke or carbon monoxide alarm. Sound Recognition supports CarPlay too. Your iPhone will listen for and detect sirens and horns and even the sound of a crying baby. You’ll receive a notification — onscreen in your car if you’re using CarPlay — when a particular sound is detected.19 Set up Sound Recognition on:

iPhone iPad Apple Vision Pro HomePod CarPlay Set up Name Recognition on:

iPhone iPad Mac Updates:

Support for Name Recognition. A new way for users who are Deaf or hard of hearing to know when their name is being called.

Improvements to CarPlay. Drivers or passengers who are Deaf or hard of hearing can now be notified of the sound of a crying baby in addition to sounds outside the car, such as horns and sirens.

Audio settings FaceTime FaceTime

Stay connected easily on calls with Live Captions, sign language recognition and Live Speech.

Read more about FaceTime FaceTime FaceTime is a great way to stay connected to family and friends, especially if you prefer to communicate without speaking or if you rely on facial express­ions, gestures or sign language. With high-quality video and a fast frame rate, FaceTime ensures that you never miss a moment. Through Sign Language Prominence, FaceTime detects when you’re using sign language in Group FaceTime calls and automatically highlights your tile to make you prominent in the conversation. You can also use simple hand gestures to add a reaction that fills the camera frame with 3D augmented reality effects like hearts or confetti.20

Staying connected is even easier with Live Captions in FaceTime, which can caption speech in one-to-one and Group FaceTime calls with speaker attribution, so you can easily track who is speaking during group calls.11 And on iPhone, iPad and Mac, Live Speech integrates seamlessly with FaceTime — just type your responses and your device speaks them out loud to others on the call. Or quickly chime in with your favourite saved phrases during animated conversations.

Set up FaceTime on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple TV Apple Vision Pro Sound & Name Recognition Sensory Alerts Sensory Alerts

Get your notifications through sound, vibrations, a flashing light, or all three.

Read more about Sensory Alerts Sensory Alerts Your device can alert you in a way you’ll notice. Choose visual or vibrating alerts for incoming Phone and FaceTime calls, new text messages, new and sent mail, and calendar events. You can set an LED light flash for incoming calls or have your iPhone display a photo of the caller. If you’re on your Mac, have it flash its screen when an app needs your attention. You can also turn on haptics to play when Face ID successfully unlocks, authorises Apple Pay or verifies a purchase.

Apple Watch lets you adjust the strength of the taps and vibrations that it uses for alerts and notifications. You can even add an extra haptic tap that pre‑announces your other haptic alerts. Turn on Crown Haptics to get haptic feedback when you turn the Digital Crown to scroll. The Taptic Time feature gives those who are blind or have low vision another way to tell the time without anyone else hearing it.

Set up Sensory Alerts on:

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Change Face ID and attention settings on iPhone Tell the time with haptic feedback on Apple Watch FaceTime Closed Captions Closed Captions

Synced text transcriptions of a video’s speech and non‑verbal communication.

Read more about Closed Captions Closed Captions Closed captions are a text transcription displayed onscreen in sync with a video’s dialogue and action. In addition to transcribing speech in a scene, they capture non-verbal communication, music and sound effects. Supported in apps like the Apple TV app, closed captions are available in more than 40 languages for movies, TV shows, videos and podcasts — just look for the CC icon. Customise captions with different styles and fonts, including styles that are larger and outlined for better legibility. Set up Closed Captions on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple TV Apple Vision Pro Sensory Alerts Transcriptions Transcriptions

Provides written transcripts of podcasts, intercom messages, voice memos, and voicemail or audio messages.

Read more about Transcriptions Transcriptions Podcast transcriptions Transcripts offer full-text versions of whatever you’re listening to, making everything more accessible and immersive than ever. Get a full transcript of your favourite podcast on Apple Podcasts on your iPhone or iPad. Set up Podcast transcriptions on:

iPhone iPad Mac Intercom transcriptions In the Home app, you can use Audio Transcriptions for transcripts of HomePod Intercom messages. Set up Intercom transcriptions on:

HomePod Voice Memo transcriptions Speech in your audio recordings can be transcribed to text in Voice Memos.22 You can view the transcription while you’re recording or afterwards.

Features are subject to change. Some features, applications and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. See iOS and iPadOS or macOS for feature availability.

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iPhone iPad Mac Notes and Phone app transcriptions The Notes app enables you to record audio and have the spoken words transcribed to text. You can search the transcript, add the text to the note or copy the text to other documents.

In the Phone app, you can read transcripts of voicemail, record a phone call when you’re talking to one other person and view the transcript of the call in the Notes app.23

Features are subject to change. Some features, applications and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. See iOS and iPadOS for feature availability.

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iPhone Closed Captions Noise app Noise app

Tracks sound levels around you and alerts you if they could affect your hearing.

Read more about Noise app Noise app With the Noise app, you can have notifications alert you when your Apple Watch identifies sound levels in your environment that could affect your hearing. Apple Watch periodically measures the sound levels throughout the day while you’re wearing your watch. This uses the microphone but does not record or save any sounds. If the average sound level over three minutes reaches or exceeds a chosen decibel threshold, your Apple Watch can notify you.

When you configure the Noise app on Apple Watch and connect compatible headphones, Control Centre notifies you if the sounds playing through the headphones reach unsafe levels.24 And all your information is stored in the Health app on iPhone for easy access to your data whenever you need it.

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Apple Watch Transcriptions Siri Siri

Streamline a series of tasks and ask Siri to do them for you by voice or by text.

Read more about Siri Siri Use voice or text to have Siri help you complete the tasks you do every day — or just answer questions you’re curious about.25 Ask or use Type to Siri to find definitions, set reminders, turn features on or off, and more. If you need to streamline a series of actions or tasks, you can use Siri to run custom shortcuts through the Shortcuts app. Run your shortcut by saying “Hey Siri” or “Siri” and then the name of the shortcut you created.26 Made for iPhone hearing devices can use Siri to announce notifications for iPhone and iPad. And if you’re using Safari Reader and want to hear text read out loud, just say “Siri, read this” when you’re browsing a Reader-compatible site.

Communicating with Siri is even more natural thanks to richer language understanding from Apple Intelligence. If you change your mind mid-sentence, Siri can follow along. For example, you might say “Siri, set an alarm — wait no, sorry, I meant a timer for 5 minutes — actually, let’s make that 10”. Siri Pause Time lets you adjust the amount of time Siri waits before responding, so you can speak comfortably at your own pace without worrying about being interrupted. And once you activate Siri, you can make multiple requests back to back without needing to say “Siri” repeatedly.27

With Apple Intelligence, Siri can assist you in ways that are unique to you and can help reduce your cognitive load.9 Deeper product knowledge across thousands of topics enables Siri to give you step-by-step directions on how to do something on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Siri also maintains context so you can refer to something you mentioned in a previous request. For example, if you created a Calendar event, you can ask “What will the weather be like there?”

Features are subject to change. Some features, applications and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. See iOS and iPadOS or macOS for feature availability.

Set up Siri on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple TV HomePod AirPods Apple Vision Pro CarPlay Go deeper:

Shortcuts User Guide for iPhone and iPad Noise app Live Speech Live Speech

Takes your typed words and speaks them out loud.

Read more about Live Speech Live Speech If you are unable to speak, have a speech disability or prefer to communicate without your voice, you can use Live Speech to type what you want to say and have your device speak it out loud. Live Speech can help you generate real‑time responses to stay connected during Phone and FaceTime calls as well as in‑person conversations. You can also save commonly used phrases to help you easily respond during daily interactions and conversations. For example, you can create a Coffee Shop category to group phrases you frequently use, such as “I’d like to order a tea” or “Can I have milk and sugar with that?” Live Speech even allows the audio from apps to be audible in voice and video calls, which can be helpful if you use apps that assist with speaking and communication. Set up Live Speech on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Watch Apple Vision Pro Siri Personal Voice Updated Personal Voice

Create a voice that sounds like you.

Read more about Personal Voice Personal Voice If you are at risk of voice loss or have a condition that can progressively impact your voice, Personal Voice can help. It’s a simple and secure way to create a voice that sounds like you.28 Read through a series of 10 randomised phrases to record audio that can be used to generate a voice that sounds similar to your own.29 Using advances in on-device machine learning and artificial intelligence, Personal Voice is faster, easier and more powerful, so you can create a smoother, more natural‑sounding voice in less than a minute. If you have difficulty pronouncing or reading full sentences, you can even create your Personal Voice using short, three‑word phrases.

Personal Voice is created on your device to keep your information private and secure. You can also save an encrypted copy of your voice to iCloud to use on your other devices. Personal Voice seamlessly integrates with Live Speech, so you can type what you want to say and have your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch or Apple Vision Pro speak it out loud in the voice you created. It also works with third-party apps that you allow, such as augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) apps.

Features are subject to change. Some features, applications and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. See iOS and iPadOS or macOS for feature availability.

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iPhone iPad Mac Updates:

Improvements to Personal Voice. Using advances in on-device machine learning and artificial intelligence, Personal Voice is faster, easier and more powerful, so you can create a smoother, more natural-sounding voice in less than a minute using only 10 recorded phrases.28

New language available. Personal Voice supports Spanish (Mexico).

Live Speech Vocal Shortcuts Vocal Shortcuts

Complete tasks by speaking words or custom phrases.

Read more about Vocal Shortcuts Vocal Shortcuts Use Vocal Shortcuts to teach your device to perform an action when you speak a word or another sound of your choosing. If you have moderate to severe atypical speech, you can use unique pronunciations and utterances to activate shortcuts and complete complex tasks. Use a custom phrase to run automations at home like turning off the lights and locking all your doors at once. Up to 50 commands can be saved on your device. Vocal Shortcuts uses on‑device machine learning to recognise your speech patterns. This occurs entirely and securely on your device and isn’t shared with Apple. Set up Vocal Shortcuts on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Vision Pro Personal Voice Switch Control Updated Switch Control

Use adaptive switch hardware, game controllers or simple mouth sounds to control devices.

Read more about Switch Control Switch Control Switch Control makes it easy and efficient to control your device with a variety of adaptive switch hardware, wireless game controllers, or even simple sounds like a click, a pop or an “ee”. Use item, point and manual scanning to navigate sequentially through onscreen keyboards, menus and the Dock. Create your own custom panels and keyboards systemwide or app by app on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. Alternative pointer actions let you use keyboard shortcuts, assistive switches or facial express­ions to perform mouse actions such as left, right or double click, or other custom actions to suit your needs. With Use Other Devices for Switch Control, you can use a single device to remotely control any other Apple devices you have synced with your Apple Account on the same Wi‑Fi network. That way, you can control your Mac or Apple TV directly from your iPhone or iPad without having to set up your switches on each new device.30

With Apple Watch mirroring, you can use assistive features like Switch Control to fully control your Apple Watch from your iPhone.31 And gaming is even easier with Switch Control — the same switch or sound actions you use to navigate and control your iPhone and iPad can be turned into a game controller.32

Set up Switch Control on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple TV Apple Vision Pro Go deeper:

Control another Apple device with Switch Control Control nearby devices with your Apple Watch Updates:

Improvements to Switch Control. Switch Control is now easier on iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro with improvements including a new keyboard dwell timer, reduced steps when typing with switches, and enabling QuickPath for iPhone and Apple Vision Pro.

Switch Sets. Create and switch between different user profiles or settings for time‑specific needs. Change settings based on your location, time of day, energy levels and more.

Vocal Shortcuts Voice Control Updated Voice Control

Navigate your device using voice commands.

Read more about Voice Control Voice Control Navigate your device using just your voice. Commands like click, swipe and tap help you easily interact with your favourite apps. You can precisely select, drag and zoom by showing numbers alongside clickable items or by superimposing a grid on the screen. Voice Control also offers a more efficient way to write and edit. With Voice Control spelling mode, you can dictate names, addresses and even custom spellings letter by letter.33 It’s a seamless way to make corrections, format changes, and transition between text dictation and commands.34 And if you are new to Voice Control on iPhone, iPad or Mac, the feature includes an onboarding experience with education support to help you learn the ins and outs quickly and easily. Voice Control is compatible with CarPlay, so you can control the built‑in car display with voice commands too.

Features are subject to change. Some features, applications and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. See iOS and iPadOS or macOS for feature availability.

Set up Voice Control on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Vision Pro CarPlay Updates:

Vocabulary syncing across devices. Now the custom vocabulary you create and save for Voice Control can auto‑populate across all your devices.

New languages. Expanded language support to include Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Cantonese (China mainland), English (Singapore), Italian, Korean, Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan), Russian and Turkish.

Improvements for developers. A new programming mode is available in Xcode for software developers with limited mobility that use Voice Control.

Switch Control Eye Tracking Updated Eye Tracking

Control your device with just your eyes.

Read more about Eye Tracking Eye Tracking If you have reduced mobility or need to interact with your device without using your hands, you can navigate iPhone and iPad with just your eyes. Use the front‑facing camera to set up and calibrate Eye Tracking in seconds. And thanks to on‑device machine learning, all data used to set up and control this feature is kept securely on your device and isn’t shared with Apple. Eye Tracking works with iOS and iPadOS apps and doesn’t require additional hardware or accessories.35

To help you navigate through different apps, you can use Dwell Control, which enables you to interact with controls by keeping your eyes on them for a selected amount of time. And Eye Tracking lets you access additional functions such as physical buttons and swipes, or you can even type using only your eyes. For faster keyboard typing, you can use a shorter keyboard dwell time or even “slide to type” with QuickPath on iPhone and Apple Vision Pro. Eye Tracking integrates with Switch Control on iPhone and iPad, so you have the option to use a switch or dwell to make selections. iPad also supports third‑party eye trackers.

Set up Eye Tracking on:

iPhone iPad Updates:

Integration with Switch Control. On iPhone and iPad, you now have the option to use a switch or dwell to make selections.

Improvements to keyboard typing. Keyboard typing when using Eye Tracking is easier on iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro with improvements including a new keyboard dwell timer and QuickPath — a way to type by swiping — for iPhone and Apple Vision Pro.

Show Face Guidance. Get help adjusting your position when calibrating Eye Tracking.

Voice Control AssistiveTouch Updated AssistiveTouch

Customise how you interact with your touchscreen.

Read more about AssistiveTouch AssistiveTouch AssistiveTouch AssistiveTouch for iOS and iPadOS enables you to adapt your touchscreen to fit your physical needs. If certain gestures, like pinch or two-finger tap, don’t work for you, swap them for a gesture that does or create a touch that’s all your own. You can also use AssistiveTouch to replace pressing buttons. You can customise the layout of the AssistiveTouch menu or connect a Bluetooth device to control an onscreen pointer for navigation. And with Virtual Track­pad on iPad, you can control your device using a small region of the screen as a resizable trackpad.

AssistiveTouch for Apple Watch helps those with upper-body limb differences to use hand gestures such as clench, double clench, tap and double tap to control apps and experiences across Apple Watch.36 With the Motion Pointer, you can control your Apple Watch by tilting the watch up and down and side to side. Adjust Motion Pointer settings for sensitivity, activation time, movement tolerance and hot edges.

On Apple Vision Pro, you can assign gestures, such as single tap, double tap or long press, that run custom actions when you interact with the AssistiveTouch menu button. You can also customise the layout of the AssistiveTouch menu and connect assistive pointer devices via Bluetooth, Lightning, USB or USB‑C.

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iPhone iPad Apple Watch Apple Vision Pro Quick Actions for Apple Watch Merge subtle movement with skilful multi­tasking through Quick Actions for Apple Watch. You can do even more with your Apple Watch without ever touching the display. Double‑tap with your hand to easily answer a phone call, take a photo, pause your music, resume your daily workout and much more. You can also mute incoming calls, silence timers and dismiss notifications just by rotating your wrist away from you.37 You can find and enable Quick Actions in Accessi­bility settings on your Apple Watch.38 Set up Quick Actions for Apple Watch on:

Apple Watch Update:

Wrist flick. Mute incoming calls, silence timers, dismiss notifications and more — just by rotating your wrist away from you.37

Eye Tracking Touch Accommodations Touch Accommodations

Adjust how your devices respond to your touch.

Read more about Touch Accommodations Touch Accommodations Adjust how the screen responds to your touch with Touch Accommodations. Control how long you touch before it’s recognised or whether repeat touches are ignored. With Tap Assistance, if you accidentally perform a swipe gesture, your device can determine whether your initial touch location or your final touch is read as your intended tap location. Enable Final Touch Location to put your finger down anywhere on the screen and move to the point where you want to tap before the timer has finished. When you use iPhone with one hand in portrait orientation, you can use Reachability to lower the top half of the screen so it’s within easy reach of your thumb.

You can adjust accessibility settings for the side button on an iPhone with Face ID. Choose the speed required to double‑click or triple‑click the button. Or use AssistiveTouch or Switch Control to confirm payments with Face ID instead of double‑clicking the side button. You can also modify accessibility settings for Camera Control on iPhone. Change the pressure required to lightly press the Camera Control or the speed required to lightly double‑press it. Or adjust the gesture you use to access controls like Zoom or Depth.

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iPhone iPad Apple Watch HomePod AssistiveTouch Hardware keyboard support Hardware keyboard support

Makes typing easier with keyboard adjustments to fit your needs.

Read more about Hardware Key­board Hardware keyboard support If you use Magic Key­board or another physical keyboard with your devices, you can adjust the sensitivity of the keys and make it easier to press combinations of keys. Turn on Full Key­board Access on Mac to navigate and control your Mac with only the keyboard. You can also change the appearance of the cursor — make the Full Key­board Access cursor wider, or choose a colour and increase contrast so it’s easier to spot on the screen.

With Key Repeat, you can set how long you must press and hold a key before it starts repeating and how fast it repeats once it starts. Or you can prevent the key from repeating at all. Slow Keys lets you adjust the amount of time between when a key is pressed and when it is activated, so your device processes only the keystrokes you mean to make. Sticky Keys enables you to enter key combinations sequentially rather than simultaneously. Or use Mouse Keys to control your pointer with a numeric keypad on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. You can also create custom shortcuts for commonly used words or phrases, and your iPhone, iPad and Mac will type them for you.

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Control iPhone with an external keyboard Control iPad with an external keyboard Navigate your Mac using Full Key­board Access Touch Accommodations Accessi­bility Key­board Accessi­bility Keyboard

Customise how you type on your Mac.

Read more about Accessi­bility Key­board Accessi­bility Key­board The customisable, onscreen Accessi­bility Key­board lets you navigate and type in macOS without using a physical keyboard. It includes support for custom toolbars and improved typing with auto‑capitalisation and better word suggestions. This keyboard also supports head‑tracking hardware so you can move the pointer and select or drag onscreen items. And it has Dwell support, so all of macOS can be used without ever needing to click a mouse or trackpad button. Set up Accessi­bility Key­board on:

Mac Hardware keyboard support Fitness apps Fitness apps

Activities and workouts designed with wheelchair users in mind.

Read more about Fitness Fitness apps Activity app Reach your exercise goals with the Activity app on Apple Watch, designed with wheelchair users in mind. Instead of a Stand goal, the Roll goal in the Time to Roll option encourages you to move every hour. And sensors in Apple Watch take into account different pushing techniques for varying speeds and terrain — even transition movements — giving you the most accurate snap­shot of your daily activity. Set up Activity app on:

Apple Watch Workout app The Workout app on Apple Watch helps you work out your way. Accurately measure your movement with specific exercise routines, and set time, distance or calorie goals based on the type of exercise you do. For wheelchair users, there are two Wheelchair Workouts: Outdoor Wheelchair Walk Pace and Outdoor Wheelchair Run Pace. Just choose a workout and Apple Watch turns on the appropriate sensors. Set up Workout app on:

Apple Watch Accessi­bility Key­board Head Tracking New Head Tracking

Navigate and control your device with head movements.

Read more about Head Tracking Head Tracking There are many ways to navigate and control your devices without using your hands or fingers. Head Tracking uses the camera on your device to follow the movement of your head to control a pointer on your screen, and it tracks your facial movements to perform actions.39 Use Dwell Control to navigate through different apps and interact with controls by keeping your head fixed on them for a selected amount of time. You can also perform actions with specific facial gestures like raising your eyebrows, opening your mouth or smiling. Head Tracking integrates with AssistiveTouch so you can access additional functions such as physical buttons and swipes. You can even customise how the Head Tracking pointer responds to your head’s movement so you can “snap to items” on the screen, making it easier for you to quickly make selections.

Pointer Control on Mac lets you use different methods, like head movements, to control your pointer and mouse or trackpad button. You can set options to specify the way the pointer moves, how fast it moves, which switches to use for head pointer actions, and which camera to use.

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iPhone iPad Mac Fitness apps Assistive Access Updated Assistive Access

Tailor your device and in-app experiences to lighten your cognitive load.

Read more about Assistive Access Assistive Access Assistive Access makes it easy for people with cognitive disabilities to tailor their iPhone and iPad to lighten their cognitive load and suit their specific needs and preferences. Designed with feedback from individuals with cognitive disabilities and their trusted supporters, Assistive Access offers a distinctive interface with high‑contrast buttons, large text labels and visual alternatives to text. It also has tools to help individuals and their supporters adjust the experience in specific apps.

Assistive Access includes customised experiences for Phone and FaceTime (which have been combined into a single Calls app), Messages, Camera, Photos, Music, Magnifier and the Apple TV app for iPhone and iPad. For those who prefer communicating visually, Messages includes an emoji-only keyboard and the option to record a video message. Choose a more visual, grid-based layout for your Home Screen and apps, or a row-based layout if you prefer text. Assistive Access also supports third‑party apps, including augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) apps.

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Support for Apple TV. Assistive Access adds a custom Apple TV app for iPhone and iPad with a simplified media player. Media downloaded to your device and selected for Assistive Access appears in one streamlined list with large touch targets and large images so you can identify your preferred content without distractions.

Improvements for developers. Developers can use the Assistive Access API to create tailored experiences for users with cognitive disabilities.

Head Tracking Apple Intelligence Updated Apple Intelligence

Supports effective written communication and improves reading comprehension, memory and recollection, and more.

Read more about Apple Intelligence Apple Intelligence There are many ways Apple Intelligence can help enhance your communication, reading comprehension, memory and recollection, and more. All while protecting your privacy.

Communicate across languages with Live Translation. You can have texts automatically translated in Messages,40 display live translated captions in FaceTime, and get spoken translations for calls in the Phone app.21 Visual intelligence builds on Apple Intelligence so you can search, take action on, or ask questions about what you’re looking at, whether you’re out and about or simply using your iPhone. Access visual intelligence for your surroundings using Camera Control or the Action button, and for on-screen content by pressing the same buttons you use to take a screenshot.

Apple Intelligence also enhances how you express yourself. Genmoji and Image Playground help you create images to express yourself visually, like in conversations with family and friends. Plus, Writing Tools help you proofread your text, rewrite different versions until the tone and wording are just right, and summarise text with a tap. Writing Tools are available nearly everywhere you write, including third‑party apps.9

With notification summaries, you can quickly catch up on updates across your apps. Priority notifications appear at the top of the stack on your Lock Screen, letting you know what to pay attention to at a glance. Apple Intelligence can also help you get through your inbox faster. Priority messages in Mail elevate time-sensitive messages to the top of your inbox, and you can tap to see a summary to get the gist of a lengthy email exchange. Brief summaries appear in the email preview and in the conversation list in Messages, so you know the key information before you even open the thread. You can quickly respond in Mail and Messages with Smart Reply, which offers response options based on your conversation.

Apple Intelligence also enables more powerful shortcuts to accelerate your workflows. Summarise text, create images, or tap directly into Apple Intelligence models to provide responses that feed into your shortcut. In the Notes and Phone apps, you can even capture audio recordings and transcripts and then get a summary of your transcripts for easy reference later.

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Live Translation. Have texts automatically translated in Messages,40 display live translated captions in FaceTime, and get spoken translations for calls in the Phone app.21

In­telli­gent actions in Shortcuts. Summarise text, create images, or tap directly into Apple Intelligence models to provide responses that feed into your shortcut.

Assistive Access Background Sounds Updated Background Sounds

Play calming sounds to help you focus or rest.

Read more about Background Sounds Background Sounds Background Sounds are ambient sounds that can help minimise distractions and increase your sense of focus and calm, which can help users with tinnitus. Choose from balanced, bright and dark noise, and ocean, rain and other soundscapes to continuously play in the background and avoid interruptions from environmental noise. These sounds can also mix into or duck under other audio and system sounds that are playing through your device.

It’s now even easier to personalise Background Sounds with new equaliser settings. Adjust the pitch of any given sound to increase your comfort. Or minimise distractions around sounds, like the chatter of a noisy train terminal. Additional settings give you the option to set a timer for your selected sound, or you can control Background Sounds with personal automation in the Shortcuts app.

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Improved customisation options. It’s easier to personalise Background Sounds with new equaliser settings, playback timers, and new actions in Shortcuts.

Apple Intelligence Safari Reader Safari Reader

Navigate the internet without ads, extra buttons or navigation bars.

Read more about Safari Reader Safari Reader Sometimes navigating the web can be sensory overload. Safari Reader shows a web page article in one page, formatted for easy reading and presented without navigation or other distractions. Adjust the font, font size and background colour to personalise your viewing experience. You can also have text read out loud while you are using Safari Reader. For compatible sites in Safari that offer Reader view, simply tap Listen to Page in the Page Settings menu or say “Siri, read this”. You can also get the gist of an article with a high‑level summary and table of contents.41 Set up Safari Reader on:

iPhone iPad Mac Apple Vision Pro Background Sounds Guided Access Guided Access

Limit app access and help reduce distractions.

Read more about Guided Access Guided Access With Guided Access, you can temporarily restrict iPhone to a single app. This can be useful when you let a child use your iPhone or when you want to stay focused on a task. You can set a time limit and customise which features, hardware buttons and areas of the screen are available. You can even restrict access to the keyboard, disable touch input on certain areas of the screen on iPhone or iPad, and disable all areas of view on Apple Vision Pro where an accidental gesture might cause a distraction. Whether you’re a parent, a teacher or a carer, or are trying to help yourself focus, you have all the options you need to customise your experience. Set up Guided Access on:

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Use your voice to type instead of the keyboard.

Read more about Dictation Dictation Dictation enables you to talk where you would type — and it’s available in more than 60 languages and locales. If you have strong verbal skills but your spelling or typing could use some help, just go to any text field and tap the microphone button on the onscreen keyboard to start dictating. Or simply look at the microphone button in a search field and start speaking to dictate text on Apple Vision Pro. And you can activate Dictation through Keyboard settings on your Mac to turn your speech into text. Fluidly switch between voice and touch so you can continue to interact with your onscreen keyboard to move the cursor or insert QuickType suggestions.42 Punctuation like commas, full stops and question marks are automatically added to your text as you speak.43 You can even insert emoji into messages using just your voice.44

Features are subject to change. Some features, applications and services may not be available in all regions or all languages. See iOS and iPadOS or macOS for feature availability.

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Customise the notifications and calls you receive at specific times.

Read more about Focus Focus With Focus, it’s even easier to home in on what’s most important to you. Activate different Focus areas like Do Not Disturb, Work or Sleep to silence device notifications that may disturb or distract you in the moment. Reduce Interruptions understands the content of your notifications and shows you ones that might need immediate attention, like a text about picking up your child from nursery later today.45 A streamlined setup for Focus enables you to select the apps or people you want to receive notifications from by either allowing or silencing them.

You can connect your Lock Screen to your Focus of choice so the look and feel of your iPhone matches how you want to use it at that time — simply swipe to the corresponding Lock Screen to activate a Focus. And Focus filters help you set boundaries in Apple apps like Calendar and Messages, as well as third‑party apps, by hiding distracting content. Choose a set of Tab Groups to show up in Safari while in the Work Focus, or hide your work calendar altogether when you’re using the Personal Focus. You can even set a Focus area to turn on at a certain time or location or when you’re using a specific app.

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Learn more Live Recognition should not be relied on in circumstances where you could be harmed or injured, in high-risk situations or for navigation. Supports Arabic (World), Bangla (India), Basque, Bhojpuri (India), Bulgarian, Cantonese (Hong Kong), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), English (Australia, India, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, UK, US), Farsi, Finnish, French (Belgium, Canada, France), Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Lithuanian, Malay, Mandarin (China mainland, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan), Marathi, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (China mainland), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain), Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Valencian and Vietnamese. Detectors for doors, people and furniture in Detection Mode require a device with the LiDAR scanner. The LiDAR scanner is available only on iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPad Pro (M4), iPad Pro 12.9‑inch (4th generation and later) and iPad Pro 11‑inch (2nd generation and later). Detection Mode with Action button is supported by iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max and iPhone Air. Text Detection and Point and Speak can read signs and labels in Arabic, Cantonese (Simplified, Traditional), English (Australia, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Mexico, Spain) and Ukrainian (Ukraine). Detection Mode should not be relied on in circumstances where you may be harmed or injured, or in high-risk or emergency situations. Using iPhone in some circumstances may distract you and might cause a dangerous situation (for example, avoid using headphones while riding a bicycle and avoid typing a text message while driving a car). Observe rules that prohibit or restrict the use of mobile devices or headphones. Limit Frame Rate is available on iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPad Pro 11‑inch (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th generations), iPad Pro 12.9‑inch (3rd generation and later) and iPad Pro (M4). Picture-in-picture view is not available on Apple Watch. Apple Intelligence is available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see support.apple.com/en-gb/121115. Back Tap requires iPhone 8 or later with iOS 14 or later. Live Captions are available on iPhone 11 and later, iPad models with A12 Bionic and later, and Mac computers with Apple silicon. Live Captions are available for calls and media. Live Captions are not available in all languages, countries or regions. Accuracy of Live Captions may vary and should not be relied on in high‑risk or emergency situations. The Hearing Aid feature has received regulatory authorisation. The Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features are supported on AirPods Pro 2 with the latest firmware paired with a compatible iPhone or iPad with iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 and later, and are intended for people 18 years or older. The Hearing Aid feature is also supported on a compatible Mac with macOS Sequoia and later. It is intended for people with perceived mild to moderate hearing loss. Hearing Health features are subject to change. Some features may not be available in all regions or all languages. View complete list. The Hearing Protection feature works with AirPods Pro 2 and later with the latest firmware when paired with a compatible iPhone, iPad or Mac with iOS 18, iPadOS 18 or macOS Sequoia and later. The feature is not available in all regions or all languages. View complete list. See support.apple.com/en-gb/120850 for total attenuation and more information. The Hearing Protection feature is not suitable for protection against extremely loud impulse sounds, such as fireworks, gunfire or pneumatic drills, or against sustained sounds louder than 110 dBA. The Hearing Protection feature is not suitable for use in all workplaces. Consult with your employer prior to use. For AirPods Pro 3, the Hearing Protection feature complies with the hearing protection standard EN 352 when EN 352 Protection is on. Customisation options are not available for Live Captions in FaceTime. Live Listen requires compatible Made for iPhone hearing devices and supports iPhone 4s and later, iPad Pro, iPad (4th generation and later), iPad Air and iPad mini. To use Live Listen with AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max or Powerbeats Pro, the iOS or iPadOS device requires iOS 14.3 or later, or iPadOS 14.3 or later. Users can pair Made for iPhone hearing devices that support bidirectional hearing with MacBook Pro (14‑inch, 2021), MacBook Pro (16‑inch, 2021), Mac Studio (2022) and all Mac computers with an M2 or later chip. Music Haptics is available on iPhone 12 and later (excluding iPhone SE). Name Recognition is available on iOS 26 and later. Name Recognition is only available in English. Don’t rely on your iPhone to recognise your name in circumstances where you may be harmed or injured or in high-risk or emergency situations. Sound Recognition should not be relied on in circumstances where you may be harmed or injured, in high-risk or emergency situations, or for navigation. FaceTime reactions are available on iPhone 12 and later when using the front camera and when using the built-in camera on Mac computers with Apple silicon, or any Mac when using Continuity Camera with iPhone 12 and later. FaceTime reactions are also available on iPad Pro (M4), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation and later), iPad Pro 11‑inch (3rd generation and later), iPad (A16), iPad (10th generation), iPad Air (M2 and M3), iPad Air (4th generation and later), iPad mini (A17 Pro) and iPad mini (6th generation) when using the front camera. Live Translation in Phone and FaceTime is available for one-to-one calls in English (UK, US), French (France), German, Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish (Spain) when Apple Intelligence is enabled on a compatible iPhone, iPad or Mac. Available on iOS 18 and later, iPadOS 18 and later, and Mac devices with Apple silicon running macOS Sequoia and later. Call transcription is available in Cantonese (Hong Kong), English (Australia, US), Korean (South Korea), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland) and Spanish (Mexico, US). Noise app is supported on Apple Watch Series 4 and later. Siri is available in Australia, Austria, Belgium (Dutch, French), Brazil, Canada (English, French), Chile, China mainland (Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese), Denmark, Finland (Finnish), France, Germany, Hong Kong (Cantonese), India (English), Ireland (English), Israel (Hebrew), Italy, Japan, Malaysia (Malay), Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia (Arabic), Singapore (English), South Africa (English), South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (French, German, Italian), Taiwan (Mandarin Chinese), Thailand, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates (Arabic), United Kingdom and United States (English, Spanish). Features may vary by area. Internet access required. Available in English (Australia, Canada, UK, US) on iPhone, iPad, Mac computers with Apple silicon, and AirPods Pro 2 and later. Available in English (Australia, Canada, UK, US) on iPhone XS and iPhone XR and later, iPad Pro (M4), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later), iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation and later), iPad Air (M2 and M3), iPad Air (3rd generation and later), iPad mini (A17 Pro), iPad mini (5th generation and later), iPad (A16) and iPad (8th generation and later). You can use Personal Voice only to create a voice on your device that sounds like you using your own voice for your personal, non‑commercial use. Personal Voice is available in English (US), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland) and Spanish (Mexico). Available on iPhone 15 Pro models, iPhone 16 models or later, iPad mini (A17 Pro), iPad models with M1 and later, or Mac with M1 or later. Platform Switching requires all devices to be signed in to the same Apple Account and connected to the same Wi‑Fi network. Apple Watch mirroring is available on Apple Watch Series 6 and later. Switch Control for Gaming is available on iPhone and iPad in all iOS and iPadOS supported languages. Voice Control spelling mode is available when users have their system language set to English (US). Voice Control is available in Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, US), French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan), Russian, Spanish (Mexico, Spain, US) and Turkish. Eye Tracking is available on iPhone 12 and later, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPad Pro (M4), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation and later), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation and later), iPad (A16), iPad (10th generation), iPad Air (M2 and M3), iPad Air (4th generation and later), iPad mini (A17 Pro) and iPad mini (6th generation). AssistiveTouch for Apple Watch requires Apple Watch Series 4 or later. The wrist flick gesture is available on Apple Watch Series 9 and later, Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later, and Apple Watch SE 3. Quick Actions for Apple Watch requires Apple Watch Series 4 or later. Head Tracking is available on devices running iOS 26 and later or iPadOS 26 and later with a front‑facing camera. Live Translation in Messages is available in Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English (UK, US), French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain), Turkish and Vietnamese when Apple Intelligence is enabled on a compatible iPhone, iPad or Mac, as well as on Apple Watch Series 9 and later, Apple Watch Ultra 2 and later, and Apple Watch SE 3 when paired with an Apple Intelligence–enabled iPhone. Available in English (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, UK, US). Available on iPhone and iPad with A12 Bionic and later. Requires download of speech models. Available in Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, US), French (France), German (Germany), Italian (Italy), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan), Russian (Russia), Spanish (Mexico, Spain, US) and Turkish (Türkiye). Available in Cantonese (Hong Kong), English (Australia, Canada, India, UK, US), French (France), German (Germany), Japanese (Japan), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan) and Spanish (Mexico, Spain, US). Available on iPhone and iPad with A12 Bionic and later and Mac with M1 and later. Requires download of speech models. Available in Cantonese (Hong Kong), English (Australia, Canada, India, UK, US), French (France), German (Germany), Japanese (Japan), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan) and Spanish (Mexico, Spain, US). Reduce Interruptions is available when Apple Intelligence is enabled on a compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple Vision Pro. 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