With built-in accessibility features for vision on iPhone, you can make it easier to see what’s on the screen, or you can hear what’s on the screen spoken out loud. You can even use your iPhone as a magnifying glass, and hold it up to get descriptions of what’s around you if you can’t see it.
The built-in screen reader, VoiceOver, speaks what’s on the screen and lets you navigate with gestures, a connected keyboard, or a braille display. And even when VoiceOver is off, iPhone can read all the text on the screen, or what you’re typing, out loud.
To explore accessibility features for vision, go to Settings > Accessibility. Vision features are at the top.
Hear what’s on the screen
Use Braille Access with a braille display
Turn iPhone into a braille notetaker that can launch apps, perform calculations, open Braille Ready Format (BRF) files, transcribe conversations, and more. Use Braille Access with a braille display
Read or listen to text in apps
Customize text appearance for any app with Accessibility Reader. You can also listen to spoken text. Read or listen to text in apps with Accessibility Reader
Control iPhone with VoiceOver
Have the built-in screen reader speak what’s on the screen. Navigate your iPhone with gestures, or with a connected keyboard or braille display. Turn on and practice VoiceOver
Speak onscreen text
Even when VoiceOver is off, have iPhone read all text on the screen, what you’re typing, and more. Hear iPhone speak the screen, selected text, and typing feedback
Hear descriptions of video
Get spoken descriptions of visual content in movies, TV shows, and other media, when available. Hear audio descriptions for video content
iPhone can also play a sound effect when it’s turned on and off.
Quick tip: Siri and Dictation let you complete common tasks and enter text using just your voice.
Get information about your surroundings
Point at text and hear it spoken
Have iPhone read text on household appliances, ATMs, and more. Read aloud text and labels around you
Hear about your surroundings
Hold up iPhone and get information about what your camera is pointed at, including when people, doors, or text are detected. Get live descriptions of visual information around you
Get a closer look
Use iPhone as a magnifying glass to zoom in on items around you. Magnify and examine objects around you
Make text and other onscreen content larger
Zoom in
Enlarge what you’re viewing—the entire screen or one part of it. Zoom in on the iPhone screen
Make text bigger and bolder
Adjust the reading size for text across iPhone apps and system features. Make text easier to read
Enlarge text as you type
Display a separate window with a larger version of the text that you’re typing. Use Hover Typing
With a mouse or trackpad connected to iPhone, you can also make the pointer easier to see, or show a larger version of text when you hover over it.
View what’s on the screen more comfortably
Reduce onscreen motion
Pause animated images, and slow down the motion of interface elements. Or dim your display when media you’re viewing depicts strobe or flashing lights. Stop or reduce onscreen motion
Use iPhone more comfortably in a car
Get animated dots on the edges of the screen that may help reduce motion sickness. Use iPhone more comfortably while riding as a passenger in a vehicle
Use Dark Mode
If you prefer light text on a dark background, choose a dark color scheme for the iPhone interface. Turn Dark Mode on or off
Adjust the display colors
Differentiate content on the screen more easily by inverting colors, applying a color filter, and more. Change display colors on iPhone to make it easier to see what’s onscreen
Quick tip: Use Control Center or the click of a button to control your go-to accessibility features and settings.
