Accessibility is one of the least popular sections of the Apple system, although it has dozens of features that make it easier for the user to interact with his device, and also make the iOS system the best friend for people with special needs. Apple has been interested in recent updates to add more features to the system, so we decided to separate this article to talk about all the advantages of accessibility with an explanation of the new in iOS 7.


You can access Accessibility by going to Settings> General> Accessibility:

* Note: We will clarify all the features, and we will put a phrase (New in iOS 7) to clarify that this feature is completely new or got an update in iOS 7, so if you know all the previous accessibility benefits, you can go to the paragraphs that include the phrase (New in iOS 7)


VoiceOver

It is a built-in screen reader and supports many languages, including Arabic, and it pronounces all screen elements either in order or by simply touching the element.

* We will create a detailed article shortly to explain the feature, and you can review Our article in 2009 that explains its importance and also watch this video that Apple published to explain it when it was released with 3Gs:


Zoom in:

The iPhone provides the ability to zoom in if you are visually impaired or for any other reason, as follows:

* Double tap with three fingers to zoom in or out the screen.
* Pressing three times in succession with three fingers to zoom in and out.
* Double tap with three fingers and swipe up on the screen to expand the page area.


Mirrored Colors:

It changes the screen colors, makes the background color black and the font color white.


Selection pronunciation:

(There is new in iOS 7)

A feature that enables the system to pronounce any text when it is selected and it supports the Arabic language. You can choose to increase or decrease the reading speed according to your convenience.

What's new in iOS 7 There is a possibility to change the sounds and their quality, and after activating the enhanced voice, the system will download an audio file that carries the new sound

On the first page, you can also enable automatic pronunciation of selected texts.


Larger type:

(There is new in iOS 7)

It enables you to control the font size in some applications.


Bold text

(New in iOS 7)

It converts all fonts in the system (notes, e-mail, calendar,…) to a wide size (it will be closer to the font size in iOS 6.


Contrast increase

(New in iOS 7)

Improves the visibility of some wallpapers in the system (closing them improves the battery and system speed)


Minimize movement

(New in iOS 7)

IOS 7 features animation effects, as tilting the phone leads to movement in icons, you can close this feature to improve the performance and speed of the device.


Hearing

Hearing aid:

It is for contact with hearing aids for those who suffer from problems in them.


Translation and written explanation

(New in iOS 7)

It is a feature to activate the explanation written on the videos - translation - and it is useful for the deaf and hard of hearing, and it enables you to change the patterns in the shape and way of displaying the translation, as Apple gives you the ability to create your own display style and control the type, size and color of the font, as well as the background color and the rate of transparency, and control the transparency Text and edge colors by shading or duplication.

LED flash for alerts: It enables you to activate the flash light when a notification, message or call arrives. Refer to this link to learn more about it.

Mono soundFeature for headphones "Mono":


Guided access:

It has many benefits, especially with children, as well as protecting privacy, as it enables you to restrict an application to the screen so that the child or device user cannot close the application. We have devoted a detailed explanation to him, which you will find in this link.


Verb and movement:

AssistiveTouch:

The basic idea of ​​the Touch Assist feature is that some people, such as the elderly or patients with certain diseases, may face difficulties in controlling the phone by touching in some matters. Buttons because there are problems with them, and so on. So this feature came to help you solve this problem, and we have dedicated it to an independent article that you can find in this link.


Screen click speed:

If your speed of double or triple pressing the Home button is not sufficient to do the task, you can slow down.


Incoming calls:

It enables you to customize the reception of incoming calls and it is always from the headphone or the device speaker or default (according to the device mode)

4 Accessibility shortcut:

It enables you to customize the functions that the iPhone performs when you triple-click the screen button


We have postponed the explanation of the two switch control features (new in iOS 7) as well as the voiceover for the second part, due to the presence of many advantages in them.

What do you think of the accessibility benefits? What is the feature you use the most in it?

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