A newer artificial intelligence (AI) app is available to help individuals with visual impairments. MyFinder is a free-to-download iOS app that allows users to hear surrounding objects, text and scene descriptions, and more.
Here’s more from the App Store’s description:
“MyFinder AI provides audio descriptions of objects and navigation guidance towards them. It reads out text and describes a scene in the frame. With a newer phone, MyFinder AI assistant provides a digital cane to blind users, notifying them of obstacles on the way. MyFinder also connects the blind users to a human volunteer right away…”
Upon opening the app, hold your phone camera towards any text, your surroundings, objects, people, or products, and the app will describe it to you. There is a support button on the same screen that will connect you directly to a human volunteer for further support.
Overview of MyFinder app:
- Realtime object explorer allows you to instantly hear the names of the objects in the frame
- Immediate object finder with intelligent guidance: find the objects around you by selecting from 400+ objects from the in-app list
- Immediate human support: on the top right corner is the call function for human support
- Help is available 24/7
- Point the camera towards some text and the app will read it aloud for you
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