What does VisionAI visual assistance app do on the iPhone?

what is the apple phone vision assistance app where the user points the phone camera in the direction walking and phone tells it what it is.

Example in the apple Event videos the low vision user was pointing the iPhone ahead of them at a red door and phone saying that there was a wall, red door, and hallway….



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Posted on Jul 28, 2025 2:04 PM

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Posted on Jul 28, 2025 2:27 PM

Vision AI is a feature for Android Devices.


Perhaps you are referring to Detect Mode. Where the iPhone will provide a description of what it sees as it sees it.

click here ➜ Get live descriptions of visual information around you with Magnifier on iPhone - Apple Support



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