| Google’s
Lookout app for Android is an AI-powered accessibility tool designed to assist
users with low or no vision navigate their surroundings more independently. It
uses built-in computer vision and generative AI to identify and describe
objects, text, and scenes captured by the phone’s camera in real time and offers
multiple functional modes:
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Text
mode reads printed or
handwritten text aloud while sorting mail or reading signage
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Documents
mode captures and
speaks full pages of text in over 30 languages
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Explore
mode identifies
objects, people, and text in the environment
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Currency,
Food labels, and Find
modes help users recognize banknotes, packaged goods, and locate objects
with direction/distance indicators
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Images
mode / Image Q&A describes
photos and answers follow-up questions using AI conversation
Co-developed
with blind and low-vision communities to ensure usability, responsiveness, and
accuracy, Lookout is available on Android 6.0+ devices and supports more than
30 languages.
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