Google also thinks of blind people with Pixel 7: introduces Guided Frame

If you have a visual impairment, then obvious things are suddenly much less easy to do. For example, how do you take a good selfie? At a certain point you can measure yourself the perfect posture (after all, people without a visual impairment do that too), but that should be easier. Google thought so too and that’s why they came up with ‘Guided Frame’.

Guided Frame

Guided Frame (loosely translated ‘Guided Frame’) is a new feature that can be found on the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Here you will be guided when taking a selfie, because the phone monitors whether you are well in the picture. The phone gives you via audio instructions on how to best hold your phone, but also provides haptic feedback to quickly get you to the perfect picture. Think of holding your phone closer, or having to move a little more to the right or left. Guided Frame even takes the photo for you, so that you don’t move your hand when taking the photo and you disappear from the picture again.

Guided Frame during the Google presentation.

Guided Frame in real life.

Google has been able to do this thanks to TalkBack, the screen reading technology where text and images are spoken aloud. The advantage is that this is not only a good option for the blind or partially sighted: you can also take advantage of this option if you want to take a selfie in the bright sun and barely see your phone. And, let’s be honest, if your selfie skills aren’t great, it’s not bad either. Also a good tip for people who look more like Ursula the Sea Witch on the average selfie.

Google accessibility options

It is still unknown whether Guided Frame will also come to other Android devices. It seems to be exploring the possibility. In any case, Google focuses higher than the average gadget maker on accessibility. It already came with Lookout, an app that makes it easier for visually impaired people to read labels on food or find objects in a room. There is also Project Relate, which makes it easier for people with speech problems to communicate with their fellow human beings.

Could you use some Guided Frame help, or do you think Google should implement other accessibility options, for example? Leave it now in the comments.