Speech
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If you have a speech disability or prefer to connect without using your voice, these innovations give you more ways to communicate, your way.
If you have a speech disability or prefer to connect without using your voice, these innovations give you more ways to communicate, your way.
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac
Available on:
iPad, Apple Watch
Set up Scribble on:
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Updates:
React with your hands. Use a simple hand gesture to add a reaction that fills the camera frame with fun effects like hearts, confetti, or fireworks.4
Leave a message. When someone misses your FaceTime call, record a video or audio message with all the same video effects that make you look your best in FaceTime, like Portrait mode and Studio Light. Your messages can also be played on Apple Watch.
FaceTime on Apple TV. Use your iPhone as a camera and start a call directly from the FaceTime app on Apple TV, or hand off the call from your iPhone to your TV.5
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV
Set up Accessibility Shortcut on:
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomePod, AirPods
Updates:
Customize Siri speed. Customize Siri to speak at a slower or faster rate depending on your needs and preferences.
Siri activation. Siri now works when you just say “Siri” as well as “Hey Siri.”7
Back-to-back requests. Once you activate Siri, you can make multiple requests back to back without needing to say “Siri” again.8
Siri in Safari Reader. You can have text read aloud in Reader-compatible sites in Safari by saying “Siri, read this.”
Available on:
iPhone
Set up Back Tap on:
Available on:
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Update:
Switch Control for Gaming. People who use Switch Control have the option to turn the same switch or sound actions they use to navigate and control their iPhone or iPad into a game controller. For example, those who prefer to use sound actions as switches can set different sounds, like a pop or a click, to perform game maneuvers, such as moving left and right.