iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 have many innovations on board. Big things that immediately catch the eye, but also a range of more hidden niceties. Such as the ability to recognize certain sounds and to give you a visual warning.
Some of the innovations in iOS and iPadOS 14 are primarily intended for people with certain disabilities. But that does not mean that you should ignore the options. Take hearing impairment, for example. That can indeed be a physical problem. However, since half of humanity has walked down the street with earplugs and headphones, we are actually more or less collectively deaf. And then a special novelty in iOS and iPadOS 14 comes in handy. You can have your device recognize certain sounds and give a visual warning. Consider, for example, when a fire alarm goes off, a barking dog tries to attract attention or a police siren is heard.
Choose which sounds
To activate recognition of such sounds, launch the Settings app. Then tap Accessibility and then scroll down to the heading TO HEAR. Tap below Sound recognition and turn on the switch behind the option with the same name. A new part – Sounds – appears, tap it. Divided into various categories, all kinds of sounds can now be made recognizable, turn on what you want.
Reporting in case of danger
The moment one of the selected sounds is recognized as such, you will see a message appear on the screen. Now there is one drawback to this method, of course. In fact, you have to continuously look at your screen to see the notifications. Which means that thanks to your headphones, you don’t hear anything anymore, but you can’t see anything of your surroundings. However, certainly with things like fire alarms and the like, any message is never too much. In addition, you can also have your smartphone vibrate with a notification, which in turn prevents continuous viewing. Interesting possibility in any case!
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