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  "path": "/forum/ios-ipados/seeking-voiceover-feedback-perceiveworld-assist-environment-awareness-app-blind",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-27T03:16:14.000Z",
  "site": "https://applevis.com",
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    "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/perceiveworld-assist/id6756039728"
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  "textContent": "Hello everyone,\n\nI’m part of the team developing PerceiveWorld Assist, an iPhone app designed to help blind, visually impaired, and low-vision users better understand their surroundings through spoken feedback and haptic cues.\n\nThe app uses the iPhone camera to recognize parts of the surrounding environment and provide audio feedback. It can describe nearby objects, people, text, scene layout, and selected outdoor situations such as roads, crosswalks, vehicles, bicycles, and traffic-related risks. The goal is not to replace a cane, guide dog, orientation and mobility skills, or personal judgment, but to provide an additional layer of awareness in daily life.\n\nPerceiveWorld Assist is already available on the App Store and is being improved based on real user feedback. It is free to download and includes optional in-app purchases.\n\nApp Store link:\nhttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/perceiveworld-assist/id6756039728\n\nWe would really appreciate feedback on:\n1. Whether the main screen and settings are easy to navigate with VoiceOver.\n\n2. Whether all buttons and controls are clearly labeled.\n\n3. Whether the spoken feedback is useful, too frequent, or confusing.\n\n4. Whether the app explains its safety limitations clearly enough.\n\n5. Whether language, speech rate, subscription, and detection settings are easy to understand.\n\n6. In what situations the app feels useful, distracting, or not trustworthy enough.\n\nWe are especially interested in practical feedback from people who use VoiceOver or low-vision settings in real daily situations. Honest criticism is very welcome, including accessibility issues, confusing wording, or anything that would make the app easier and safer to use.\n\nThank you for your time and for any feedback you are willing to share.",
  "title": "Seeking VoiceOver feedback for PerceiveWorld Assist, an environment awareness app for blind and low-vision users"
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