iOS 18 brings cool new accessibility features this year, such as eye tracking on the iPhone for the first time. Here's how to use them. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

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In iOS 18, Apple added several new accessibility features, and one feature in particular that is likely to have widespread appeal among car passengers is Vehicle Motion Cues, which aims to prevent motion sickness when looking at an iPhone or iPad. According to Apple, research shows that motion sickness is commonly caused by a sensory conflict between what a person sees and what they feel, which can prevent some users from comfortably using ‌‌iPhone‌‌ or ‌‌iPad‌‌ while riding in a moving vehicle. Vehicle Motion Cues are designed to avoid this sensory conflict with the use of visual elements on the display that indicate real-time changes in motion. Apple explains: With Vehicle Motion Cues, animated dots on the edges of the…

Apple Vision Pro features a pair of advanced, custom micro‑OLED displays deliver more pixels than a 4K TV to each eye — for stunning clarity. The Apple Vision Pro spatial computer is already changing disabled users’ lives, allowing them to do and experience things that were once thought to be impossible. Accessibility is Vision Pro’s not-so-hidden superpower. Andrew Leland for New York Magazine: ‎ he initial response to the Apple Vision Pro has been mixed. There are widespread complaints about the headset’s weight and battery life and its price — $3,500 for the lowest-end model. Sales have reportedly been sluggish. Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for the New York Times, recently wrote that he “couldn’t really figure out what it…

Vehicle Motion Cues Coming in iOS 18 this fall, Apple’s “Vehicle Motion Cues” is a new experience for iPhone and iPad that can help reduce motion sickness for passengers in moving vehicles. Research shows that motion sickness is commonly caused by a sensory conflict between what a person sees and what they feel, which can prevent some users from comfortably using iPhone or iPad while riding in a moving vehicle. With Vehicle Motion Cues, animated dots on the edges of the screen represent changes in vehicle motion to help reduce sensory conflict without interfering with the main content. Using sensors built into iPhone and iPad, Vehicle Motion Cues recognizes when a user is in a moving vehicle and responds accordingly.…