Apple Vision Pro Launches Globally, Skipping India

Apple Vision Pro Launches Globally, Skipping India

Keywords: Apple Vision Pro, China, Japan, India, Blindness, Visual Impairment

Apple’s Vision Pro, an assistive technology app for the visually impaired, has launched in nine new countries, excluding India. The app aids users with tasks such as object and text recognition, door detection, and face detection.

The launch includes China, Japan, Australia, Canada, Spain, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. The omission of India, a country with a significant visually impaired population, has raised concerns.

Apple has not provided an explanation for skipping India, but experts speculate it may be due to challenges such as regulatory hurdles, data privacy issues, or the need for local adaptation.

The lack of Vision Pro in India is a disappointment for visually impaired users who eagerly awaited its availability. However, Apple has expressed its commitment to supporting accessibility in India and may launch Vision Pro there in the future.

In the meantime, alternative assistive technologies, such as Google Lookout and Microsoft Seeing AI, are available to visually impaired users in India. These apps offer similar object detection and text recognition capabilities, albeit with some limitations.

The absence of Apple Vision Pro in India highlights the need for greater investment in assistive technologies for the visually impaired.