iOS Accessibility

iOS has some great accessibility features which allow hands-free and eye-less control of the device. Here they are.

• Voice Control
• Speech Controller/Read aloud
• Background noises

Voice Control

You can take full control with Voice Control; this lets you dictate without starting with Siri and tap on buttons. Go look up accessibility -> Voice Control.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg22JaZWAgs

Try “Siri Turn on/Turn off voice control.” Useful commands:

• You can dictate without tapping the microphone button
• Open [app]
• Show names to see tap targets by name
• Tap Name/Number
• Show numbers/Show numbers continuously

Speech Controller/Read aloud

This feature allows your phone to be a screen reader. Turn on Speech Controller, and you’ll get a little overlay button. Tap it once, and you can select an element, and it will be read. You can only go up to 2x read speed, but it’s a start, especially if you can’t look at the screen.

Background noises

You can turn on background noise to be comfortable in a loud environment.