Detect people around you using Magnifier on iPhone
If you’re blind or have low vision, you can use the Magnifier app on iPhone to detect when people are nearby and get information about how close they are. This can be useful if you want to maintain a physical or social distance from others.
Important: Detection Mode should not be relied on in high-risk or emergency situations, in circumstances where you may be harmed or injured, or for navigation. Detection of people is only available on supported iPhone models.
Detect people near you
Go to the Magnifier app on your iPhone.
Tap to start Detection Mode.
If you don’t see , you can add it. See Customize controls.
Touch and hold , then make sure People is selected.
Position iPhone so the rear camera can detect your surroundings. When a person is detected nearby, you’re notified with sounds, speech, or haptic feedback. The feedback becomes more frequent the closer the person is to you.
If you don’t hear sound or speech feedback, make sure Silent mode isn’t on. See Adjust the volume.
To temporarily pause detection, double-tap the screen with two fingers. Double-tap again with two fingers to resume detection. To stop Detection Mode, tap .
Customize the settings for detecting people
Go to the Magnifier app on your iPhone.
Tap , then tap Detect.
Tap People, then customize any of the following:
Units: Choose Meters or Feet.
Sound pitch distance: Tap or to adjust the distance for sound feedback. When people are detected within this distance, the pitch of the sound feedback increases.
Feedback: Turn on any combination of Labels, Sounds, Speech, and Haptics. If you turn on Speech, iPhone speaks the distance between you and another person.
To return to the live Magnifier lens, tap , tap it again, then tap Done.