Apple's new iOS eye controls look wildly impressive

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WWDC might be a month away, but Apple has revealed a bunch of new accessibility features ahead of the developer conference – and one in particular has taken the internet by storm. No longer confined to the realm of Vision Pro, eye tracking has come to iPad and iPhone, letting users control the devices using their eyes.

Likely to be released as part of iOS 18 which we'll see debuted at WWDC, the new features use Apple silicon and AI to "further Apple’s decades-long commitment to designing products for everyone."

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Daniel John
Design Editor

Daniel John is Design Editor at Creative Bloq. He reports on the worlds of design, branding and lifestyle tech, and has covered several industry events including Milan Design Week, OFFF Barcelona and Adobe Max in Los Angeles.

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