How personal
assistants, voice control and flashlight notifications are connected
Thanks to the great feedback received in the GARI feature
review, we will be adding a good number of new accessibility features to the
database – meaning that users will be able to search for devices with these
features to make the use of the device much easier.
Two of these new features that we will be adding are:
- Personal
Assistant / Voice Control; and
- Flashlight
Notifications
… and both can help users who are hard-of-hearing, deaf, or
operate their device in very loud environments.
Below, we explain in this short blog article how these features
work.
Personal Assistant
/ Voice Control
Whether the personal assistant on your mobile device is
called Siri, Bixby or Google Now, they have one thing in common: they can
greatly simplify the interaction with your device.
Personal assistants can help users with reduced vision and
mobility to place calls, write text messages, open apps, and carry out
searches. They are supported by artificial intelligence and learn the
preferences of their users, and their built-in dictation function allows users
to operate the device by simply using their voice.
Depending on the type of phone and its operating system, the
user activates the personal assistant either by pressing a specific key (as in
the case of Bixby), by pressing and holding the home button (as in the case of
Siri) or by placing the finger on the microphone icon at the bottom left corner
of the lock screen and swiping in any direction on the screen (as in the case
of Google Now).
A great comparison of the three assistants can be found
here:
Bixby vs Google Assistant vs Siri
Flashlight
Notifications
Smartphone users can utilise the LED flash on the back of
their phone to alert them of incoming calls, messages and notifications. This
is a handy feature for persons with hearing loss and anyone who finds
themselves in loud environments where ringtones cannot be heard.
Flashlight notifications can be activated by going to the
accessibility menu and looking for Flash notification. If the accessibility
features are categorized, the Flash notification will be under hearing
features.
Further instructions on how to turn on flash notifications can be found here:
Further instructions on how to turn on flash notifications can be found here:
- How to turn on the LED notification light on your iPhone: https://www.imore.com/how-to-turn-on-led-notification-light-iphone
- How to Use Android LED flash notification for Calls,SMS,.: https://www.whatvwant.com/android-led-flash-notification/
More information:
Use Siri on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
How to Activate Google Now in Android Nougat
Activate Bixby
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00076742/
https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00076742/
No comments:
Post a Comment