Cross-platform application that helps visually impaired users to identify objects around them, read labels, price tags, meters, short texts, describe photos, etc. It is a client for IRIS server and can only work with it.
You will need IRIS server credentials before you can use your Iriso app. See instructions. Once your IRIS server is up and running, you only need the URL and the access token.
The fastest way to get Iriso on your device is to use this Expo Snack and Expo Go on your Android or iOS device. Insert your Server Url and Access Token from the previous step into App.js.
Select My Device → on your device: open Expo Go → Scan QR code → Use it
Iriso was designed so that it can be easily modified by anyone with minimal knowledge of modern JS. So feel free to customize it to fit the very individual needs of the visually impaired user.
When it's time to share your version of Iriso app with users, you can build it for internal or store distribution. EAS Build is the easiest way to do this.
First, read Expo documentation on EAS Builds. You can configure app.json and eas.json from this repo for your project (set project id, package name and slug) or create them from scratch.
It is impossible to fit all the variety of special needs of visually impaired into one application. Solution? Make your own app that targets specific user or small user group. Both IRIS and Iriso were designed for personal use.
Be My Eyes is a great tool but not for everyone. Be My AI only works well when TalkBack or VoiceOver mode is active. Not all low vision users need or want to use these technologies. TalkBack/VoiceOver is difficult for older users to master. Also Be My AI sometimes tells you much less or much more information than you need, and there is no way to change such behavior of the proprietary software. Extra bonus: many relatively small buttons that are easy to miss.
Iriso can be used completely tactile with eyes closed, without TalkBack of course. Braille feedback can be used rather than voice feedback if necessary.
Short answer: no.
Long answer: Iriso is written in functional js to make it understandable for less experienced JS developers. Visually impaired people don't always have an experienced developer by their side. At this point, TypeScript will not make the small application (~200 lines) more readable.
Pre-built APKs are useless because the personal IRIS access token must be in the code. Settings page can help but...
Iriso should to be fool-proof and perfectly protected from accidental changes, and must have a fully tactile configuration. How to do it? By scanning a QR code with settings on the first launch. It's part of the roadmap.
Yes you can. Both licenses allow you to do this.
- "Repeat last description" button
- Haptic feedback
- Ask for QR code with settings on the first run (0-click setup)
MIT. See MIT.md