Google’s new Guided Vision feature can help you read the fine print
Google has launched Guided Vision inside Gemini Live for compatible Android devices, beginning today, according to The Verge. The feature uses AI to deliver real-time audio descriptions of whatever the user points the phone's camera at.
By sharing the camera in Gemini Live, users can get help with reading small text, describing their surroundings, finding or identifying objects nearby, and describing details on specific objects. The capability is intended for people who are blind, have low vision, or who want assistance in particular situations. It sits alongside Apple's VoiceOver Live Recognition feature, which has been added to the iPhone and Vision Pro.
Guided Vision is available in the Gemini app, and The Verge reports it is also available in at least one other place, though the excerpt does not name it.
Why it matters: Android users on compatible devices gain a camera-driven accessibility option in Gemini Live, giving blind and low-vision users a way to have their surroundings and small print described in real time without switching apps.
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Guided Vision is launching in Gemini Live on compatible Android devices today to use AI to give real-time audio descriptions of anything you point your phone's camera at. By sharing your camera in Gemini Live, you can have Google's AI help with things like reading small text, describing your surroundings, finding or identifying objects around […]