The app, already available on iPhone and iPad, includes updated features like detailed photo descriptions and the ability to ask questions about scanned documents. Saqib Shaikh, Seeing AI's founder, emphasized the importance of bringing the app to Android's 3 billion active users worldwide. Other tech companies like Google and Apple have also released features to assist users who are blind or low vision, such as Google's Lookout app and Apple's Point and Speak feature.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft is expanding its Seeing AI app to Android, with the app now available on the Google Play Store and supporting 18 languages, with plans to expand to 36 languages next year.
- Seeing AI is designed to help blind and low-vision people carry out tasks like reading mail, identifying products, and hearing descriptions of photos.
- The app has different categories for various tasks, including reading text, identifying people and money, describing scenes, reading handwritten text, and identifying colors.
- Other tech giants like Google and Apple have also released features geared toward users who are blind or low vision, such as Google's Lookout app and Apple's Point and Speak feature.