Jun 24, 2020 12:01:00

iOS 14 has a function to recognize sounds such as intercom and fire alarm and notify the hearing impaired

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IOS 14 ', the latest OS for iPhone, was announced at Apple's annual developer conference WWDC 2020 . Apple gave a detailed presentation on iOS 14 during the WWDC 2020 keynote, but there's some information that wasn't revealed. One of the new features of iOS 14 that has not been revealed in such WWDC 2020 is 'recognize and notify the sound of intercom and fire alarm'.

[Feature] something I found in iOS 14 called sound recognition.It alerts the user if the iPhone detects a sound you want it to listen out for.: iOSBeta
https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSBeta/comments/he4m54/feature_something_i_found_in_ios_14_called_sound/

New iOS 14 feature lets the iPhone alert you if it hears sounds like a doorbell or fire alarm-The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/21300261/ios-14-update-smoke-alarm-sound-detection-accessbility

iOS 14 comes with support for Sound Recognition in Accessibility. Your phone can now listen for specific sounds – a baby crying, smoke alarm, water running, etc. – and notify you.

Amazing feature for all kinds of users – inclusivity at its best. #WWDC2020 pic.twitter.com/3hIL8JuTyB

— Federico Viticci (@viticci) June 23, 2020

Announced in WWDC 2020, iOS 14 will be officially released around the fall of 2020. However, a preview version for developers of iOS 14 has already been released, and Reddit user Jsmith4523 using this has discovered a new function called 'recognize and notify the sound of intercom and fire alarm'. This new feature will be implemented as one of the 'accessibility' related features of iOS.

The following movie shows how to actually use the 'recognize and notify the sound of intercom and fire alarm' function.

[Feature] something I found in iOS 14 called sound recognition.It alerts the user if the iPhone detects a sound you want it to listen out for. from r/iOSBeta

In iOS 14, an item called 'Sound Recognition' has been added in 'Accessibility' of the setting application. Tap 'Sounds' in this.

There are fire alarm sounds, alarm sounds, dog/cat crying sounds, car horn sounds, intercom sounds, door knocking sounds, baby crying sounds, screaming sounds, and so on. iOS 14 seems to notify the user.

On a device (right) that is different from the device updated to iOS 14 (left), tap 'Bark' to ring.

Then, on the terminal updated to iOS 14, a notification 'a dog barking was detected' was displayed.

In addition to Apple, technology companies such as Amazon and Google are developing AI-based voice recognition functions as personal safety measures. Amazon is a voice recognition system Alexa, implemented a function to detect and notify the sound of breaking glass. Google has adopted a function to detect car accidents with its proprietary Pixel.

It should be noted that, on the screen of the sound recognition function, it should be noted that 'the sound recognition function should not be trusted in situations that may cause injury, high risk situations or emergency situations, or navigation' It has been found to be provided as a feature to help people with disabilities identify sounds on a daily basis.