Honor Pocketvision App For Visually Challenged Users Launched

Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has launched an app named PocketVision powered by AI at IFA 2019 in Berlin that lets visually impaired users read text content using the camera of smartphones.

1.3 billion people live with some form of visual impairment. Our new AI-powered app #PocketVision allows them to read and text more easily. @RNIB and @TechTalkUK1 explain more in the video. #CaptureVision #IFA2019 #HONOR20Series pic.twitter.com/GsXq4lWYTv

The app is developed in partnership with Eyecoming, a Chinese company providing solutions for visually impaired people. Coming to the features offered, there are three modes in the app – Negative Image Mode, Text-to-Speech Mode, and Zoom-in Mode.