iPhone hacks do the rounds all the time, and often fall under the category of 'pretty obvious feature that most people are already aware of' (we knew we could use our iPhone to make calls, thanks).

Personalized sound recognition is a feature on the iPhone that allows the device to listen for specific sounds and alert you when it hears them. This can be especially useful for those with hearing ...

iOS 18 doesn't bring many new features to CarPlay users, as Apple has focused more on the smartphone and smartwatch experience. However, the operating system update still includes subtle refinements, ...

New customizations for sound recognition add to Apple's toolkit for deaf and hard of hearing users. Credit: Bob Al Greene / Mashable Apple's sound recognition tool, which allows users to be alerted ...

Personalized sound recognition allows you to receive notifications when your iPhone hears critical sounds you can't. Here's how to use it in iOS 16. Active noise cancellation is effective, but you ...

Apple has officially launched its Sound Recognition feature on both the HomePod and HomePod mini, allowing the smart speakers to alert you if your smoke alarm or carbon monoxide alarm is going off.

Xiaomi has achieved a notable milestone with its self-developed sound recognition algorithm, making significant progress in the realm of Audio Tagging tasks. By utilizing audio data from the publicly ...

Human voice recognition over telephone channels typically yields lower accuracy when compared to audio recorded in a studio environment with higher quality. Here, we investigated the extent to which ...

Q: Are there any free voice recognition programs for my computer that are worth trying? A: The pursuit to have computers understand human speech started in the early 1950s when Bell Labs designed a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Bajarin covers the tech industry’s impact on PC and CE markets. One of the more exciting and promising technologies in the ...

Facebook is introducing a new audio recognition feature to its mobile app, which identifies music, television shows and movies. The Shazam-like option uses the smartphone's microphone to retrieve data ...

Sound Recognition might be an accessibility feature in iOS 14, but there are times when it might come in handy for any iPhone user. Find out how to enable and customize this brand-new feature in our ...