Use accessibility features with your Camera app

Important:

• Guided Frame is available on Pixel 6 and later, including Fold.
• Scene descriptions are currently only supported in these countries and languages:
  • Australia (English)
  • Canada (English, French – CA)
  • France (French)
  • Germany (German)
  • India (English, Hindi)
  • Italy (Italian)
  • Japan (Japanese)
  • Spain (Spanish)
  • Taiwan (Chinese – Traditional)
  • United Kingdom (English – UK)
  • United States (English)

When you take a photo, you can use Guided Frame to get cues that help you frame the image. This feature signals when your subject is in view, and verbal cues and vibrations tell you when to take the photo.

Powered by Gemini models, Guided Frame delivers a better understanding of your surroundings. After hearing the scene description, you can use your voice or the on-screen buttons to choose the subject that you want to frame.

This feature works with:

• Front and rear cameras.
• Photo and Portrait modes.

Turn on Guided Frame

In your phone settings:

1. On your device, open the Settings app.
2. Search for 'TalkBack'.
3. Turn on TalkBack.
4. Open your Camera app .

In your Camera app:

1. Open your Camera app .
2. At the bottom left, tap Settings More settings.
3. Turn on Guided Frame.

Tips:

• The first time that you use Guided Frame, you can follow an interactive tutorial. It guides you through how to use Scene Description, choose a subject and set up auto-framing.
• Guided Frame is enabled by default when your phone is in TalkBack mode.
• If you're not using TalkBack, make sure that you turn on Guided Frame in your Camera app's advanced settings.
• You can turn Guided Frame on and off in the camera settings at any time.

Use Guided Frame

1. Open the Camera app .
2. Point the camera at your subject.
3. Follow the audio or visual instructions or vibrations.
4. When subjects are framed correctly, the Camera app takes your photo automatically.
   • To do it manually, press either the volume up or volume down button.
5. To use Scene Description so that your device describes what's on the camera viewfinder:
   • In the middle of the viewfinder, use one finger to swipe down.
     • If TalkBack is turned on, use two fingers.
   • At the top right, tap Scene Description.

Tip: To switch between front or rear cameras, double-tap the front or rear camera button.

Subjects that Guided Frame recognises

When you take a photo with Guided Frame, it helps recognise the subjects and can describe it to you. This feature leverages Gemini models to provide context-rich description of scenes and subjects.

Recognisable subjects for framing include:

• Faces
• Pets
• Food
• Drinks
• Documents
• Vehicles

Tip: Guided Frame works best with a single subject.

Use Scene Description with Guided Frame

Important: The first time that you use Scene Description while offline, you may get a 'No Internet connection' error. If you do, wait a few moments for the AI model to finish its background processes and try again.

Your Pixel can provide detailed info about the scene in your camera view with Scene Description. Powered by Gemini, Scene Description is built into your Camera app. It also helps users with visual impairments take photos with ease through the use of audio and haptics.

On Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold, you can use Scene Description without an Internet connection. The regions and languages supported are:

• Australia (English)
• Canada (English, French – CA)
• France (French)
• Germany (German)
• India (Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu)
• Italy (Italian)
• Japan (Japanese)
• Spain (Basque, Catalan, Galician, Spanish)
• Taiwan (Chinese – Traditional)
• UK (English – UK)
• US (English, Spanish)

On Pixel 6 and later phones, Scene Description supports more languages with an Internet connection:

• Austria (German)
• Bahrain (Arabic)
• Belgium (Dutch, French, German)
• Bulgaria (Bulgarian)
• Croatia (Croatian)
• Czechia (Czech)
• Denmark (Danish)
• Estonia (Estonian)
• Finland (Finnish)
• Greece (Greek)
• Hong Kong (Chinese – Hong Kong)
• Hungary (Hungarian)
• Indonesia (Indonesian)
• Ireland (English)
• Israel (Hebrew)
• Kuwait (Arabic)
• Latvia (Latvian)
• Lithuania (Lithuanian)
• Malaysia (English – UK, Malay)
• Mexico (Spanish, Spanish – Latin America)
• Netherlands (Dutch)
• New Zealand (English – UK)
• Norway (Norwegian)
• Oman (Arabic)
• Philippines (English – UK, Filipino)
• Poland (Polish)
• Portugal (Portuguese)
• Qatar (Arabic)
• Romania (Romanian)
• Saudi Arabia (Arabic)
• Singapore (English – SG)
• Slovakia (Slovak)
• Slovenia (Slovenian)
• South Korea (Korean)
• Sweden (Swedish)
• Switzerland (French – CH, German, Italian – CH)
• Thailand (English – UK, Thai)
• Türkiye (Turkish)
• United Arab Emirates (Arabic)
• Vietnam (English – UK, Vietnamese)

Tips:

• If you turn on Scene Description for the first time, you'll be asked for your consent. This consent is required to allow the feature to process scene info and provide descriptions.
• To stop or dismiss Scene Description, you can rotate or shake the device.
• To use Scene Description in landscape orientation, in the middle of the camera viewfinder, swipe from left to right.
• To select specific subjects that you want to focus on, tap one of the suggestions or use your voice.

Related resources

• Android accessibility overview
• Use the Accessibility Menu