VoiceOver receives new capabilities in iOS 27 for helping users understand visual content and the world around them. Among the improvements are richer image descriptions that can provide more useful detail about what is shown.
The feature is designed for people who are blind or have low vision, adding spoken context to visual information that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to access.
VoiceOver includes a wide range of settings, so the exact controls available can depend on your iPhone and accessibility configuration.
How to use richer VoiceOver image descriptions in iOS 27
- Open Settings.
- Tap Accessibility.
- Select VoiceOver and turn it on if it is not already enabled.
- Review the VoiceOver recognition and image-description options available on your iPhone.
- Enable the relevant image-description feature.
- Navigate to an image using VoiceOver.
- Use the available VoiceOver command to hear additional information about the image when offered.
You can return to VoiceOver settings to customize speech, verbosity and other options to suit the way you use your iPhone.
