Thanks, that is absolutely perfect. Simon, the March Merman.
> On 26 Oct 2025, at 13:38, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Seeing AI defaults to immediately recognizing text. Note if you move the > camera and it sees other text it will begin reading that new text, but also > has the picture taking if you want to be sure to hold on the current text... > Below is the app store link and the description from the App store. > https://apps.apple.com/us/app/seeing-ai/id999062298 > Description > Seeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you. Designed with and > for the blind and low vision community, this ongoing research project > harnesses the power of AI to open up the visual world by describing nearby > people, text and objects. > > > Seeing AI provides tools to assist with a variety of daily tasks: > > • Read - Hear text as soon as it appears in front of the camera. Document > alignment provides audio cues to capture a printed page and recognize the > text along with its original formatting. Ask Seeing AI about the contents to > easily find the information you need. > > • Describe - Take photos to hear a rich description. Ask questions to focus > on the information you care about. Explore photos by moving your finger over > the screen to hear the location of different objects. > > • Products - Scan barcodes and Accessible QR codes using audio beeps to guide > you; hear the product name and package information when available. > > • People - Save photos of friends and coworkers so you can recognize them > later. Get an estimate of their age, gender, and expression. > > • Currency - Recognize currency notes. > > • Find My Things - Teach Seeing AI to recognize your personal objects and > follow the audio cues to find them later. > > • World - An Audio Augmented Reality experience to explore an unfamiliar > environment, including hearing objects announced around you with Spatial > Audio (requires a device with a LiDAR, and iOS 14+). > > • Colors - Identify colors. > > • Light - Hear an audible tone corresponding to the brightness of your > surroundings. > > • Photos and Videos in other apps - Just tap “Share” and “Recognize with > Seeing AI” to describe media from Mail, Photos, WhatsApp, and more. > > • Browse Photos - Hear descriptions of photos and videos saved on your device. > > > Seeing AI continues to evolve as we hear from the community, and AI research > advances. > > > Visit http://SeeingAI.com for more details. > > > Questions, feedback or feature requests? Email us at [email protected]. > > more > What’s New > Version History > Sep 4, 2025 Version 5.6.1 > This release includes several bug fixes to make your experience even better. > > Richard, USA > “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” > – Jane Wagner, from The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Goshawk On Horseback > Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2025 6:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Quick ocr app? > > Hello all, does anyone know of any ocr apps, that will start recognising in > real time, without having to go through all the faff of actual picture taking > first? > I used to have a very handy app called Perfect OCR which did this, but ever > since the iOS 26 update, as soon as I try to do that, it just crashes every > single time, and won’t work, which is extremely irritating, so does anyone > know of any other OCR apps that work in that way please? Hope that makes > sense, thanks. > > Simon, the March Merman. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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