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New iOS 7 Accessibility Option Lets You Control Your iPhone or iPad With Head Movements [Video]

New iOS 7 Accessibility Option Lets You Control Your iPhone or iPad With Head Movements [Video]

Posted June 27, 2013 at 2:47pm by
A new accessibility option in iOS 7 lets you control your iPhone or iPad with head movements.

The option can be found in the Switches section of the Accessibility Settings menu. It lets you assign a left or right head movement to press the Home button, start Siri, open Notification Center, open the App Switcher, decrease volume, increase volume, or simply tap.


Take a look at a demonstration video below...

[via 9to5Mac]


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gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - June 28, 2013 at 4:53am
This is a good feature for disabled people!
lol08
lol08 - June 28, 2013 at 7:22am
Samsung didn't want to make it's users look weird so they added a feature to use your hands and head and voice and pretty much most of what is ahead of most devices
hstandley
hstandley - June 27, 2013 at 5:47pm
How do you turn it off now on the iPhone?
hstandley
hstandley - June 27, 2013 at 7:03pm
Well I figure that out. Several hidden features on how to use it.
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lestatri
lestatri - June 27, 2013 at 5:08pm
These are accessibility features. This is for people with limited capability of using their hands to operate their phones. Unlike Samsung's eyeball tracker, this is unlikely to be marketed as a major feature in the OS. Apple has over the years been fine-tuning their accessibility features with each update.
Mas22
Mas22 - June 27, 2013 at 3:55pm
iPhone 5 ios7 only...
fadfsd
fadfsd - June 27, 2013 at 6:30pm
iPhone 5 ios7 only... ? You sure ? it looks to me like he's using an iPad.
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