eyeHear1.7 - App Store

eyeHear allows anyone with an iPhone to caption any conversation anywhere.

Press and hold the screen to caption what you or anyone else is saying in large, easy-to-read text. If speech isn't available, you can also use the keyboard to quickly type and still show large type.

Choose how big captions look: let them shrink to fit the screen, or set a fixed size up to very large text. eyeHear also works on iPad and iPhone Duo.

Every session is saved to History on your device, grouped into conversations, so you can read one again later, copy it, or share it if you choose to.

eyeHear was designed to enable easier conversation for the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities in situations where sign language is not available.

eyeHear is free with no in-app purchases. eyeHear uses Apple's speech recognition to provide captioning free-of-charge to users. When your device and language support it, that recognition runs on your device, so your conversations don't need to leave it. Your captions stay on your device, and eyeHear never receives your audio, your captions, or a record of your usage.

eyeHear is an aid, not a substitute for a qualified interpreter or CART provider. Occasional mistakes can happen, especially with strong accents, fast speech, or noisy rooms.

eyeHear(R) is a registered trademark of eyeHear, LLC in the United States (U.S. Reg. No. 5,397,223).

Version History • New Caption Size setting: let captions shrink to fit the screen, or pick a fixed size, up to very large text.
• Built for iPhone Duo: captions fill the open screen, History sits beside your conversations, and you can use Split View or open more than one window.
• History now groups your sessions into conversations, with day headings that make an old one easy to find.
• History opens faster and stays smooth, even after months of saved conversations.
• In typing mode, "Clear" is now "New". It saves what you typed to History and starts a fresh note instead of erasing it. 1.7 3d ago • Settings now shows your eyeHear version, so it's easy to read back when you contact support.
• If captioning stops unexpectedly, eyeHear now shows a support code with the message. Quote it to us and we can identify the exact error.
• Clearer wording when speech recognition isn't available. The old message pointed at a setting that turned out not to be the cause.
• Holding the screen through a quiet moment no longer risks ending the session early. 1.6.8 Sep 2 • If captioning can't start, eyeHear now tells you why. Before, the screen could look like nothing was happening at all when speech recognition wasn't available.
• Typing mode now has a visible "Done" button, so there's always a clear way back to captioning.
• eyeHear releases the microphone while the keyboard is up, so the orange recording dot turns off while you type.
• A one-time hint on first launch shows you the press-and-hold gesture.
• The welcome and permission screens keep their button on screen at the largest text sizes.
• Links that lead away from eyehear.app now open in Safari, so you can see where you're going. Our own Terms and Privacy pages still open inside the app. 1.6.7 Aug 25 • Fixed an issue where the last couple of words could be dropped when you released to stop captioning.
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur when captioning was interrupted, such as by an incoming phone call. 1.6.6 Jul 20 • Added a Settings screen with a Light and Dark theme.
• Improved microphone and speech recognition permissions on the latest iOS, with clearer guidance when speech recognition isn't available.
• Fixed an issue that could cause saved caption history to be lost. 1.6.5 Jul 2 Fixes issues related to microphone and speech recognition permissions. 1.6.4 Jun 19 This update makes captioning faster and more reliable.

Faster press-and-hold: Recording starts more quickly when you press and hold to caption.
More reliable captions: Fixed captions resetting after a pause, stale text lingering on screen, and a rare freeze or crash when your audio route changed (e.g. plugging in headphones).
Accessibility improvements: Better VoiceOver and keyboard navigation, Reduce Motion support, and history and editor text now scale with your Dynamic Type setting.
Polish: A refreshed first-launch welcome screen. 1.6.3 Jun 18 Bug fixes and stability improvements, including a fix for crashes during headphone and Bluetooth audio switching and a frozen microphone button when tapped quickly. 1.6.2 Jun 3 Polish release, multiple bug fixes. Resolved issue where extended sessions could cause a crash. Resolved issue where app would present Siri not available, even though recognition services where available. 1.6.1 May 29 Updated to Swift 6 and UI now uses SwiftUI 1.6 May 5 Updated to Swift 5
Removed Show in Big Type Extension 1.5.2 06/06/2020 - App Store name changed from eyeHear Captioning to eyeHear.
- Fixed bug where long captions would scroll under keyboard.
- Updated privacy link in app and for App Store. 1.5.1 05/26/2018 * eyeHear is now a universal iOS app, which means iPad is now fully supported.
* Change theme icon now has a T in order to hopefully add some clarity to its function.
* Big Type extension will now always use full screen. 1.5 04/09/2018 * Added swipe controls to history for sharing and deleting individual statements
* Keyboard is now usable when Siri’s speech recognition service isn’t available
* Updates to First Time User Experience
* Bug fix related to instructional text not always hiding when expected 1.4 12/18/2017 * Improved typography throughout app
* Conversations can now be shared via system share sheet
* Supports all orientations now 1.3 12/16/2017 Added keyboard interface for users who are without speech 1.2 12/11/2017 * Privacy Policy is now hosted at http://eyeHear.community/privacy
* Resolved issue where some labels could clip text on smaller screens with large font sizes set
* Updated error views to respect light/dark theme choice
* Instructions no longer disappear if nothing is captioned on the first press
* Added interface to see conversation’s history
* Fixed bug where eyeHear would crash if presses were shortly spaced 1.1 12/08/2017 1.0 12/06/2017