Benjamin Levicek In the last three months, Apple held three conferences at which the new Apple Watch, iPads, services, HomePod mini, iPhones and Macs with M1 processors were presented. Until recently, I was the owner of an already old iPhone 6s. However, as a medium-demanding user, it rather limited me with its performance. Despite the fact that it still served relatively well, I finally decided to upgrade this year. I didn't hesitate for a moment when choosing and bought the smallest of the family of the latest phones from Apple, i.e iPhone 12mini. Why did I make this decision, what benefit do I see in the device for the visually impaired and how do I work with the phone in general? I will try to bring you closer to that in a few more articles.
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Flying around the world with Apple What is my typical day like with my phone?
If you regularly read the Technika bez omy series, you certainly know that technology can significantly make life easier for the visually impaired. Personally, in addition to using social networks, playing several games, handling correspondence, listening to music and surfing the Internet, I also use navigation on my phone, especially outdoors. Because I often go to places I have not been before and logically, as a blind person, I cannot "look out" for a certain route. So my normal day starts at about 7:00 in the morning, when I have the hotspot on for several hours, I use the navigation for walking routes for about 30-45 minutes and I'm on the phone for 1 hour. Depending on the time available, I browse social networks and the Internet, listen to music and occasionally watch a series from Netflix or a football broadcast. On the weekend, of course, the workload is different, I play a few games sporadically.
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As you can tell from my workflow, I definitely don't have a smartphone attached to my hand, but I do need performance and stamina for certain tasks. However, since I am often in the city, it is important for me to use the device with only one hand when walking, as I usually hold a white walking stick in the other. Another thing I took into account is that, as a visually impaired person, I don't really care about the size of the display - although what I am review read, even as a sighted person I probably wouldn't complain about his delivery.
I use cameras most often to recognize objects, read text, but also occasionally to film various music concerts and performances. At a time when my smartphone usage is as I have described here, the iPhone 12 mini was an ideal candidate for me to try. Was there a feeling of excitement or disappointment after unpacking, am I somehow limited by the battery life and would I recommend the visually impaired, as well as sighted users, to switch to this small phone? You will find out about this in the next part of this series, which will appear in our magazine soon.
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