[NFB-DB] A Sound Recognition Feature

[Penny Leclair]

I would not want to lose the hey seri feature though! Too bad we gain but lose in that process!
Penny

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From: Maggie Stringer via NFB-DB
Sent: June 4, 2022 8:13 PM
To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List; Community Service Discussion List
Cc: Maggie Stringer; nfb-db at nfbnet.org
Subject: [NFB-DB] A Sound Recognition Feature

A special iPhone setting that was recently mentioned in the last issue of the Blind Perspective magazine.

"Have you tried Sound Recognition in the iOS 15 update?  It’s in settings, accessibility, and you will find Sound Recognition. Just past Hearing. It’s mainly for someone that is hard of hearing.
It has several options to check such as fire, smoke, dog barking, water running, knock on the door, doorbell, and even baby crying.

When you turn on sound recognition and whatever you check in the options, when your phone hears one of those sounds, it plays a pre-selected sound.  I have a siren selected for the smoke detector. I did have water running selected, but every time I ran water, it sounded an alert! It not only plays the alert through your hearing aids but it will play them over the phone if you don’t have hearing aids in.
Note: if you enable the Sound Recognition Feature, then the “Hey Siri” feature will be disabled."


Maggie Stringer 
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