Google’s Latest Updates Speak Volumes—Literally

For the Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Google has presented a series of AI-supported features for more accessibility. For example, the Android screen reader TalkBack is becoming much smarter: you can now not only get AI-generated image descriptions, but also ask questions about images and screen content – for example, after the brand of a photographed guitar or product details when shopping online. Source: Google In Chrome, you can now also…

Android and Chrome unveil AI and accessibility enhancements

Improving Speech Recognition Across the Globe In a concerted effort to enhance speech recognition for individuals with non-standard speech patterns, Project Euphonia was launched in 2019. This initiative aims to make technological interactions more inclusive and beneficial for everyone, regardless of their speech abilities. The project, spearheaded by Google, is now expanding its reach by […]

Google’s Latest Updates Speak Volumes—Literally

Google has just announced several product updates for us to check out, and they speak volumes. You’ll get that reference in a minute. Those updates are related to Android, Speech Recognition, Chrome, and Chromebooks as well. So, let’s take it one step at a time. Let’s talk about Android first. Google is bringing Expressive Captions v2 to the table. They’re now available in English in the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia with Android 15. Google …

New AI and accessibility updates across Android, Chrome and more

In honor of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re excited to roll out new updates across Android and Chrome, plus new resources for the ecosystem.