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Accessibility features for vision on iPad

With built-in accessibility features for vision on iPad, you can make it easier to see what’s on the screen, or you can hear what’s on the screen spoken out loud. You can even use your iPad as a magnifying glass, and hold it up to get descriptions of what’s around you if you can’t see it.

To explore accessibility features for vision, go to Settings > Accessibility. Vision features are at the top.

Hear what’s on the screen

Control iPad with VoiceOver

Have the built-in screen reader speak what’s on the screen. Navigate your iPad with gestures, or with a connected keyboard or braille display.

Turn on and practice VoiceOver

Speak onscreen text

Even if VoiceOver is off, have iPad read all text on the screen, what you’re typing, and more.

Hear iPad speak the screen, selected text, and typing feedback

Hear descriptions of video

Get spoken descriptions of visual content in movies, TV shows, and other media, when available.

Hear audio descriptions for video content

Tip: With Siri and Dictation, you can complete common tasks and enter text using just your voice.

Get information about your surroundings

Point at text and hear it spoken

Have iPad read text on household appliances, ATMs, and more.

Read aloud text and labels around you

Hear about your surroundings

Hold up iPad and get information about what your camera is pointed at, including when people, doors, or text are detected.

Get live descriptions of visual information around you

Get a closer look

Use iPad as a magnifying glass to zoom in on items around you.

Magnify and examine objects around you

Make text and other onscreen content larger

Zoom in

Enlarge what you’re viewing—the entire screen or one part of it.

Zoom in on the iPad screen

Make text bigger and bolder

Adjust the reading size for text across iPad apps and system features.

Make text easier to read

Enlarge text as you type

Display a separate window with a larger version of the text that you’re typing.

Use Hover Typing

If you use a mouse or trackpad with iPad, you can also show a larger version of text when you hover over it or make the pointer easier to see.

View what’s on the screen more comfortably

Reduce onscreen motion

Pause animated images, and slow down the motion of user interface elements. Or dim your display when media you’re viewing depicts strobe or flashing lights.

Stop or reduce onscreen motion

Use iPad more comfortably in a car

Get animated dots on the edges of the screen that may help reduce motion sickness.

Use iPad more comfortably while riding as a passenger in a vehicle

Use Dark Mode

If you prefer light text on a dark background, choose a dark color scheme for the iPad user interface.

Turn Dark Mode on or off

Adjust the display colors

Differentiate content on the screen more easily by inverting colors, applying a color filter, and more.

Change display colors on iPad to make it easier to see what’s onscreen

See alsoCustomize visual accessibility settings for specific apps on iPadGet started with accessibility features on iPadApple Accessibility Support websiteApple Accessibility website for Vision
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