The iPhone 3GS comes with a cool new feature called the VoiceOver. This feature is however not available on the iPhone 3G phones. VoiceOver speaks out what appears on the iPhone screen so that users can hear what is on the screen without seeing it. VoiceOver can even speak in many different languages as specified in the international settings.

VoiceOver will tell you what elements are on the screen as you move your fingers across it. When an element is selected, VoiceOver will speak the name or give the description of the item. If text is selected, VoiceOver will read the text. If a control button is selected and Speak Hint is turned on, VoiceOver will tell you the action of the item or give instructions for you to proceed e.g. “Double tap to open” etc. VoiceOver also plays a sound whenever you change screen.

To get a better overview of what the VoiceOver feature can do, below is a good video which guides you on how to use this feature on the iPhone 3GS:-

With this new VoiceOver feature on the iPhone 3GS, it is even helping a new group of people to be able to make use of the iPhone 3GS – the visually impaired. This new feature makes the iPhone the “eye” phone to the visually impaired.

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