Description of App
VoiceVista is a critical application for the blind and low vision users' community. It is built upon Microsoft's discontinued and open-source project Soundscape (https://aka.ms/ossblog) and is licensed under the MIT License (https://github.com/microsoft/soundscape/blob/main/LICENSE.txt).
The app leverages advanced iOS audio technology and precise location services to empower individuals in developing a heightened sense of their environment. It offers reassurance in unfamiliar settings, assisting users in forming mental maps and confidently navigating their desired routes.
For more information on how the app works and how your data is used and protected, please review the service terms and privacy policy:
Service terms: https://drwjf.github.io/vvt/terms.html
Privacy policy: https://drwjf.github.io/vvt/privacy.html
Comments
V. 1.4.7 released
- Customization of POI super categories for the 'What's around me' and 'What's ahead' commands
- A new super category 'Bus Stop' split from the 'Mobility' super category
Service roads
Apologies if this has been mentioned previously, but is there an option, or can an option be added, to disable the calling out of service roads? I live in a very busy metro city, and sometimes driveways are announced as service roads, which can be disorientating.
Thanks in advance.
Re: Would you please check "Enable Media Controls" switch option
Thank you for the response. I checked this and "Enable Media Controls" is off (disabled). The audio is still being held with mFI hearing aids when the ap is set to sleeping.
Option to disable Service Road Callouts
1. Go to Settings Tab
2. Select Callouts Settings
3. Switch off "Unnamed Roads" in "INTERSECTION DETAIL" section.
V. 1.4.8 released
- Fix automatic callouts issue for bus stops and intersections
- Customize the trigger ranges for automatic callouts of POIs by supercategories
- Customize the trigger distance for the next waypoint in route guidance mode
- Translation updates in Italian by Simone Dal Maso
V. 1.4.9 released
- Disclose how supercategories are derived from OpenStreetMap tags
- Match sound effects to different supercategories
- Translation updates in Danish and Italian by Claus Thøgersen and Simone Dal Maso
Re: Option to disable Service Road Callouts
Cool, thank you for the info. 😎
V. 1.5.0 released
- Customization of turnpoint sensing distance
- Updates of sound effects
V. 1.5.1 released
- Route calculation with alternative results
- Options to avoid tolls and highways
- Translation updates in Danish and Italian by Claus Thøgersen and Simone Dal Maso
enhancements to driving mode still not addressed
When in a vehicle, and on a freeway, up coming highway exits are still not being properly announced. Moreover, I'm still getting the "crosswalk" spam as well.
V. 1.5.2 released
- Options to disable sound effects for POIs and markers
- Translation updates in Danish, Italian, and Russian by Claus Thøgersen, Simone Dal Maso and Danil Kostenkov
V. 1.5.3 released
- Crossings super-category for customization
- Irish language translation
- Translation updates in Danish and Spanish by Claus Thøgersen and Enrique Varela
V. 1.5.4 released
- Lithuanian translation
V. 1.5.5 released
Estonian translation
V. 1.5.6 released
- Afrikaans Translation
- Do not round distance values in callouts
Fantastic app.
I have recently rediscovered this app, and love it. The street preview is excellent and gives an understanding of surrounding properties and streets. Love the markers and beacon feature, however even if a user is just running this app in its basic function just by opening the app and walking, you will learn a lot about information relative to your location.
How do I add businesses for…
How do I add businesses for the Voice Vista APP to announce when I am walking around my community?
adding custom locations
pretty sure the only way to do this is to add a marker while you're standing in front of the business. Works pretty well. Otherwise, I suppose you could add it within the service VoiceVista uses for points of interest. Somebody sure as heck is adding their personal homes for whatever reason in my neighborhood.