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\u201cWhen it comes to creating accessibility products and tools, it\u2019s absolutely essential to build with and for the [disability] community.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s what Angelo Carino said to me in an interview conducted by email earlier this month about Google\u2019s all-new Pixel Magnifier app, which the company released at the beginning of the month. The new app, available on Google\u2019s Play Store, is billed in the app description as enabling users to \u201cmagnify small text, see object details, or zoom in on faraway text like street signs or restaurant menus behind a service counter.\u201d<\/p>\n

The software requires a Pixel 5 or newer device.<\/p>\n

At a high level, Google\u2019s approach with Android is different from Apple and iOS insofar as Pixel Magnifier is downloadable from the Play Store. By contrast, Apple\u2019s own Magnifier app comes bundled with the system.<\/p>\n

Carino, who works at Google as its group product manager of emerging products and Google devices and services, explained the company\u2019s philosophy behind conceiving and developing Pixel Magnifier starts with the team itself. His group is tasked with \u201censuring every product we build is built with inclusive design and accessibility in-mind throughout the development process,\u201d while adding the group \u201c[partners] with our experts across Google to put product inclusion and accessibility into practice in a systematic way so that all teams have knowledge and resources to leverage.\u201d Ultimately, Carino described his team within Google is responsible for \u201cdisability and inclusion innovation across our portfolio of Pixel devices, and the differentiated experiences and services that accompany them\u201d which he told me often involves \u201ccoming up with, building, testing, and shipping some delightful user experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n

This ethos, which Carino emphasized extends far beyond merely building accessible cameras, applies to \u201call of our Pixel devices and services, and [is considerate of] all intersectional dimensions of our users\u2019 identity\u201d which include characteristics like gender and more.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur internal framework aims to evaluate products throughout the design and development process around multiple dimensions of identity, with the goal of not only highlighting ways that the technology can be more inclusive, but also providing clear steps to achieve that,\u201d Carino said. \u201cProduct inclusion and inclusive design builds on three key principles: (1) address the user; (2) start with equity; and (3) continually test and address the gaps. We apply these principles over the entirety of the life cycle, concentrating on four key inflection points: ideation and prototyping, user research, user testing, and launch and marketing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, Pixel Magnifier makes use of the phone\u2019s camera system. Carino said an overarching goal of his and the team was to build \u201cthe world\u2019s most inclusive camera.\u201d It\u2019s a goal, he said, that requires a ton of collaboration and listening to feedback from members of the disability community. As Carino\u2019s worked hand-in-hand with disability organizations such as the Royal National Institute of Blind People in the United Kingdom, as well as the National Federation of the Blind in the United States, Google learned a lot. Carino said \u201clearned firsthand about the scenarios where having a magnifier is most important, and what would make the app most helpful.\u201d He added Pixel Magnifier takes advantage of what he called the Pixel\u2019s \u201cadvanced camera technology that was developed to take beautiful images and applies it to help users see the world around them with more clarity.\u201d The Super Res Zoom feature, for instance, enables users to zoom tightly into an object without compromising image quality; the Pixel 8 Pro in particular has a 30\u00d7 zoom. Likewise, Carino told me the phone\u2019s AI Zoom stabilization steadies a person\u2019s hand while using the live viewfinder.<\/p>\n

For Google, accessible photography means a more accessible world.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Google, we build products for the world. The people we design for come from different places, ethnicities, socioeconomic positions and identities, including disability. With those varied backgrounds, come different preferences and contexts for use. We want our products to work well for everyone and invest heavily in building products that work for all users. Pixel and Google Camera are no exception,\u201d Carino said. \u201cFor many people, being able to take photos throughout their days enables them to express themselves and their identities, and connect socially with others, and this is no different for blind people. Even before Guided Frame launched we heard from people from the Blind community about how they love taking pictures to capture important memories and share with their friends and communities. Capturing photos is a topmost use case for a phone, but it is one the industry has failed to make truly accessible for blind users for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carino is especially proud of what Guided Frame has wrought for disabled people, telling me the company has received \u201can overwhelming amount of positive feedback from people around how much joy it\u2019s brought them.\u201d The adulation has inspired the Google to push harder on its mission in this realm, with Carino saying Google continues to partner with the Blind and low vision community on future advancements. \u201cWe saw there were so many other types of important photos people wanted to take beyond selfies including loved ones, pets, and meals which led us to this year\u2019s update,\u201d he said. \u201cAlongside our other investments in accessibility features across many Google teams and user need spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carino continued: \u201cThat\u2019s why the Google team is committed to ensuring that the Pixel can help people with disabilities in their daily lives and also make social interactions more accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carino expressed excitement for Pixel Magnifier\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really excited to have the opportunity to leverage the new advances in Pixel\u2019s camera to make the world and photography more accessible for people who are Blind or low vision,\u201d he said of the tech\u2019s outlook. \u201cOur hope is both Magnifier and Guided Frame can be helpful tools for people in their daily lives, whether it\u2019s trying to read a menu in a low-lit restaurant or taking photos of your friends while you\u2019re spending time together. Our team is also thinking about more ways we can continue to make Pixel and Pixel\u2019s camera even more accessible for the estimated 1.3 billion people worldwide who have a disability.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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