All articles tagged with #sound recognition
iOS 26 will be announced at WWDC 2025 and will bring enhancements to CarPlay, including a new sleek design and expanded sound recognition features like detecting crying babies, along with other updates and improvements.
Your phone can do more than just make calls and take pictures. Here are five features you may not know about: 1) real-time captions for video chats, podcasts, and phone calls, 2) real-time translation for conversations, 3) sound recognition to alert you of specific sounds, 4) Live Listen to act as impromptu hearing aids, and 5) spoken content to read or describe what's happening on your screen. These features can be found in the accessibility settings and are useful for everyone.
The latest version of HomePod and HomePod mini now have a Sound Recognition feature that can detect activated smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors, sending a notification to an iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. The feature can be set up using the Home app on an Apple device and can send a video along with the alert if a camera is incorporated in the HomeKit setup. The alert is sent from device to device, with no involvement of Apple's cloud servers.
Apple's HomePod and HomePod mini now have a Sound Recognition feature that listens for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in your home. When it hears the alarm, the HomePod sends a notification to your iPhone via the Home app. The feature runs on-device locally on the HomePod, protecting personal privacy. The Sound Recognition feature is also available on iPhone and iPad for deaf or hard-of-hearing users.