Richard, in a way these glasses do what the phone does except it allows you to do it hands free and in my opinion that is a big deal. I have tried to use my iPhone with the Seeing AI app or even with Aira or Be My Eyes trying to maybe locate a store entrance as I was walking along with my dog’s harness in my left hand and my iPhone in the right pointing it towards the stores I was passing and believe me, using the glasses for that is ten times easier. There are many other examples where the same is true and I also find it much easier to point the camera of the glasses where it needs to go with an Aira agent or even during a video call with a friend because if somebody tells me to look just a tiny bit more to the left and down, that is much easier than if you have to make that adjustment with the iphone in your hand. With the Ray-Ban meta glasses and using Live AI where your video feed is constantly analysed, certain things are way easier. One example is at my store if I am looking at a shelf with dozens of boxes of hiking boots. Trying to find a particular style and size with the Seeing AI app using an iPhone is possible, but I have to very carefully make sure I hold it close enough so it only reads the text on that box and not the one beside it, below it or above it and it’s very easy to angle your phone a bit without noticing it. With the Meta glasses I just say to enable Live AI, then I point to the label on a box and ask “What does it say on this box” or similar, if it’s not the right one I can point to one below and ask “how about this one” etc. And finally if I am wearing the glasses and I am in a situation where I want to quickly take a picture or video, I can do this easier than any other way. I have been in situations where I wish I could have taken a picture or video like when I cross a street with my walk signal beeping and some idiot who doesn’t pay attention runs the red light. Unless you had your phone in hand and ready to go, there is no way you could take a picture quick enough, but with my Ray-Ban glasses all it would take is to reach up and press the camera button as I am turning my head to look after the car and there is a very good chance I would end up with a picture with the license plate readable. If my hands were full, I could even just say “Hey Meta, take a picture” or “Hey Meta, record a video”.
From: 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2025 7:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Anyone Tried Ally? The Envision Ally app is free on the phone. I use my iPhone camera as I have no interest is spending hundreds of dollars for glasses that duplicate what the camera can do. Richard, USA "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." -- John Wesley My web site: https://www.turner42.com (sent from my iPhone 16 pro) On Aug 30, 2025, at 7:24 AM, Brandon Olivares <[email protected]> wrote: So I emailed Envision to try to ask some questions and beyond an automated reply on Monday, haven’t heard back. Kind of disappointed and reticent to pre-order if this is the level of support. On Aug 22, 2025, at 12:56 AM, Brandon Olivares <[email protected]> wrote: Just heard about the Ally app today. It seems like basically an AI assistant but made with accessibility in mind, and with features like OCR, describing images, etc. Hadn’t heard of it before and curious if anyone else has used it. Brandon -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/D1AFFC82-B15F-4E31-A467-319E7A8FC870%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/9EDEF5F5-86FA-4EDE-98D4-5E374E614C3F%40comcast.net<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/9EDEF5F5-86FA-4EDE-98D4-5E374E614C3F%40comcast.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/BY5PR02MB6929F13221C3778CE18B2301C705A%40BY5PR02MB6929.namprd02.prod.outlook.com.
