Google, the industry leader in search, unveiled an app earlier this year to assist those who have hearing loss. The business has released the Sound Amplifier app, as promised, to help people hear better. Android smartphones running Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later can now download the app.
For the 466 million individuals who have hearing loss worldwide, not being able to hear a conversation or the sounds around you can be isolating, the business wrote in a blog post. It can be difficult to interact with those around you and completely experience the world without clear sound. Additionally, just urging someone to talk louder (or turning up the TV level) won’t work because different audio frequencies allow for clearer hearing. You can get the app from the Google Play Store.
It is an Android accessibility app that makes it easier for everyone to hear one another without needing to ask someone to talk louder or crank up the volume.
How Google s Sound Amplifier app works
According to Google, to understand how people hear in various contexts, we used machine learning to go through thousands of publicly available hearing studies and data. We then devised a few straightforward controls.
The user needs to plug in their headphones first before utilising the Sound Amplifier app. The user can adjust frequencies to amplify necessary noises according to their need.
It helps to eliminate all the extraneous background noise and amplifies the voices of the individuals the user wants to hear when seated next to them. Additionally, the app helps the user hear the discussion more clearly in busy settings like restaurants or shopping centres. Additionally, it enables users to customise the frequency levels of TV noises without disturbing others. Additionally, it makes the lecture presenter’s voice louder.
Along with this, Google has also included an audio visualisation option that uses the Sound Amplifier to find or improve sound.
The visualiser assists the user in visualising the changes they are making to it by letting them know when it recognises a sound or someone’s voice.
Google clarifies, Like a volume number on your TV, even if you can’t hear the sound just yet, you can tell how much it has been amplified. The app has received a few fresh graphic improvements. Instead of going to the Accessibility settings on their smartphone, users can simply launch the app from the home screen. The user may quickly decide whether to amp up the sound or reduce background noise with the aid of structured control settings.
The most recent development in our mission to make audio clear and available to everyone is Sound Amplifier. In addition, Google said, “We’ll keep enhancing the app with new features that enhance sound for all types of hearing.”
