[Software] The iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max can detect how far away a person is thanks to its LiDAR scanner

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Apple has introduced in the latest beta version of its operating system, iOS 14.2 beta, a function for the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max that allows it to detect how far away a person is thanks to its LiDAR scanner.

 

   This new function will be part of the Lupa application and uses the LiDAR scanner and the wide-angle camera of the iPhone Pro and Pro Max to inform users of how close a person is, something that will be of great help to people with vision problems.

   By working with the phones' wide-angle camera, the system will need light, so it will not work in total darkness, as reported by the TechCrunch portal.

   When it detects a person nearby, the function will report how far you are in feet or meters and automatically update as you zoom in or out.

   In addition, the function indicates with a stereo sound the direction in which the person is, taking the phone's camera as a reference.

   This function also allows users to set different tones at certain distances. In this sense, users will hear one tone if a person is more than two meters away and a different tone if they are within this range.

   Another feature of this function is that it also warns about how far away a person is by means of vibrations, becoming stronger as they get closer, something quite useful for people with hearing disabilities.