Google has announced its intention to release an update to the Android system that allows users with special needs to control devices through smiles, raised eyebrows and other facial gestures.
The company said, on its official account on Twitter, on Tuesday: "The update aims to help people with disabilities, who have mobility problems that may make it difficult for them to use a device that works with a normal touch screen."
The company indicated that the upcoming update will help users to perform several functions, including scrolling forward, scrolling back, going to the home page and seeing notifications, and these options may expand.
Users' gestures are scanned by the phone's camera, and the list of facial gestures that can now be used includes "open mouth", "smile", "look right", "look north", "raise an eyebrow" and "look up".
"This feature may be useful for Android phone users who have Parkinson's disease, arthritis, or other issues that make precise hand movement difficult," the company said.
This upgrade is Google's latest effort to improve Accessibility; In December 2020, Google launched Look to Speak, an app that tracks eye movements to scan a list to find the desired phrase, which is then spoken out loud with a robotic voice. The app targets people with speech and movement disabilities.
In October 2020, it introduced a feature for Android phones that notifies deaf users if there is danger around them; Like a fire alarm or other strong sounds around them, with push notifications, vibrations, or flashing camera lights.
In April of the same year, Google introduced the Talkback Braille keyboard, a virtual keyboard that allows visually impaired users to send messages and emails without additional devices.
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