Tech Tips: Be My Eyes Update

Contributed by Jerry Price, Assistive Technology Specialist

Be My Eyes Becomes Easier to Use

 

Be My Eyes is an app that will allow a blind smartphone user to connect to a sighted volunteer who can assist with a myriad of tasks.  Assistance may include reading a label, finding a food item, or simply identifying the color of a piece of clothing.  The app was recently updated to allow Siri (the AI for iPhone users) to call a volunteer using a phrase.  Here is how you can make this work:

 

Open the Be My Eyes app on your phone.

Activate the Settings button.

Swipe to the Siri Shortcuts button.

There is only one suggestion – Call Volunteer.

Choose this button.

Once selected, you may either keep the phrase “Call Volunteer” or insert one of your own.

Now you can save the shortcut.