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. VoiceOver also offers deep customization options, like modifying your favorite built-in voice for speech feedback and tailoring its verbosity, speed, and accompanying sound and haptic feedback to your preferences.

VoiceOver can also describe your surroundings in great detail. VoiceOver Recognition provides descriptions of images and screen elements on web pages and apps, even if they don’t provide accessibility information. And with Live Recognition, 1 you’ll get descriptions of objects in the real world, such as people, doors, text, and furniture in indoor spaces. 2

With Apple Intelligence, 3 these essential tools become even more powerful. Image Explorer uses Apple Intelligence to give richer descriptions of images on your screen, including what’s in photographs, scanned bills, personal records, and other visual content. Use the Action button on iPhone to quickly ask a question about what’s in the camera viewfinder and get a detailed response. 4 You can even ask follow-up questions in your own words to get more visual information.

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. See iOS and iPadOS for VoiceOver Live Recognition and Image Explorer availability.