Detect people around you using Magnifier on iPad
On iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation and later) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation and later) with iPadOS 14.2 or later, you can use Magnifier to detect people and help you maintain a physical or social distance from others. When iPad detects people nearby, you’re notified with sounds or speech. The feedback is more frequent when a person is closer to you.
Important: Don’t use People Detection for navigation or in circumstances where you could be harmed or injured.
Customize the settings for People Detection
Use accessibility shortcuts to turn on Magnifier.
Tap
, tap
next to People Detection to add it as a secondary control, then tap People Detection (below Filters) to customize any of the following:
Units: Choose Meters or Feet.
Sound pitch distance: Tap
or
to adjust the distance. When people are detected within this distance, the pitch of the sound feedback increases.
Feedback: Turn on Sounds, Speech, or both. If you turn on Speech, iPad speaks the distance between you and another person.
Tap Done.
Set up shortcuts for People Detection
Accessibility shortcut: Go to Settings
> Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut, then select People Detection.
VoiceOver gesture: By default, the four-finger triple-tap gesture turns People Detection on or off. To assign a different gesture, go to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver > Commands > Touch Gestures.
Detect people near you
Use accessibility shortcuts to turn on Magnifier, then tap
.
Position iPad so the rear camera can detect people around you.
When you’re finished, tap End to return to the Magnifier screen or swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen.