Apple brings Magnifier to Macs and introduces a new Accessibility Reader mode

This Thursday is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), and as has been its custom for the last few years, Apple's accessibility team is taking this time to share some new assistive features that ...
Android Police

Google's Magnifier app takes a page out of the Project Astra playbook

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
9to5google

Pixel Magnifier updated with text search, Live Transcribe adds dual-screen mode, more

With the launch of the Pixel 9 series, Google has a handful of accessibility updates and features, including an update to the Magnifier app. Introduced last year, Magnifier (Pixel 5+) now lets you ...
Techno-Science.net

How to Make a Smartphone Easier to Read and Use for Older Adults

Older adults can make smartphones easier to read and use by increasing font size, enabling high-contrast text, or using screen magnifiers. Features like Assistive Touch, reading mode, voice assistants ...
The Verge

ChromeOS just copied one of Windows 11’s best features

The ChromeOS 128 update adds snap layouts for apps, OCR text extraction from images, and improves camera and mic controls. The ChromeOS 128 update adds snap layouts for apps, OCR text extraction from ...