Pixel is a Fantastic Phone for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

There is absolutely nothing like the Google Pixel for the hearing impaired and deaf. While I’ve been using Pixels starting with the original, and now have the Pixel 6 Pro as my daily driver, many of these features are new, and most people have no idea about all the artificial intelligence and machine learning built into Pixel.

There really is no other smartphone that has these features built in, not even iPhone. It’s surprising to me that Apple doesn’t seem interested in providing for this community.

Let me outline some of the native Pixel features that have made a real impact for me as a member of this community.

Call captioning is fantastic, so much better and easier than the InnoCaption service and app I was using before Google released this feature.

You have one button access to enable captioning of any media including phone calls after simply pressing either volume button.

I am in multiple WebEx meetings every day, and though I connect by computer, I also call in so I can read what others are saying, as my work doesn’t have captioning available natively from WebEx.

I also use the Transcript feature in the Recorder app to caption one on one physical encounters. All my doctors are amazed at it’s accuracy when they see it working during office visits.

Here’s an example of me reading the previous paragraph.

And call screening is another real plus. The Google Assistant asks each caller not in my contacts, what they are calling about. Their answer is transcribed for me, and I can decide whether or not to take the call.

Assistant even transcribes call trees and provides a list of options to click on instead of using the dial pad.

I hope this quick read helps explain some of the opportunities available from the Google Pixel for the deaf community. Thanks for reading, J.