If your iPhone can run iOS 14 or later, you can set up the Sound Recognition feature, which alerts you to critical sounds — like a smoke alarm, doorbell, or crying baby. Even if you didn't hear the ...

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Personalized sound recognition allows you to receive notifications when your iPhone hears critical sounds you can't. Here's how to use it in iOS 16. Active noise cancellation is effective, but you ...

Sound Recognition might be an accessibility feature in iOS 14, but there are times when it might come in handy for any iPhone user. Find out how to enable and customize this brand-new feature in our ...

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New customizations for sound recognition add to Apple's toolkit for deaf and hard of hearing users. Credit: Bob Al Greene / Mashable Apple's sound recognition tool, which allows users to be alerted ...

iOS 18 doesn't bring many new features to CarPlay users, as Apple has focused more on the smartphone and smartwatch experience. However, the operating system update still includes subtle refinements, ...

If you have trouble hearing, you might miss the sound of a knock on the door, a barking dog, or even worse — a smoke detector. Or, you might miss someone calling your name when they’re trying to get ...

Personalized sound recognition is a feature on the iPhone that allows the device to listen for specific sounds and alert you when it hears them. This can be especially useful for those with hearing ...