RightHear - Blind Assistant6.6.0 - App Store

RightHear is a virtual accessibility assistant that helps people understand where they are and what’s around them - in both new and familiar places.

We’re here to empower individuals who are blind, visually impaired, or face orientation challenges to navigate independently, confidently, and on their own terms - anytime, anywhere.

Version History • Live green badge on detected markers, beacons, GPS, and Around Me cards
• Dismiss option added to spot and card action menus
• Smarter TTS - no interruptions during user-triggered playback, mixed-language support
• Russian language support added
• VoiceOver and accessibility improvements
• Minor UI and localization updates 6.6.0 Aug 9 • Control Markers Scanning, Around Me Places, and Last Seen from a new Features settings page
• Improved sync reliability and database performance for faster, more stable operation
• Performance, stability, and UI improvements 6.5.0 Jul 26 • Navigate directly to a spot using your camera with real-time guidance and haptic feedback
• Open any location in Maps, Google Maps, Waze, Moovit, Uber, and more
• Choose your preferred app language with matched voice announcements
• Play and stop announcements directly from each spot card
• Performance and stability improvements 6.4.0 May 21 • Enhanced VoiceOver accessibility with smarter focus, clearer announcements, and improved navigation
• Added Dynamic Type support for better readability across the app
• Smarter spot detection with improved direction tracking and Last Seen history for offline spots
• More flexible location search
• Performance and stability improvements 6.3.0 May 6 • Improved location experience with smarter background updates and clearer permission guidance
• Enhanced the Around Me experience with richer place details and better organization of nearby information
• Added support for public transport information, including bus stops and routes (where available)
• Improved accessibility with better VoiceOver guidance and interaction clarity
• General performance improvements, bug fixes, and stability enhancements 6.2.0 Mar 25 • Enhanced VoiceOver navigation and accessibility interactions
• Improved Hebrew localization and overall language experience
• General usability improvements, bug fixes, and stability enhancements 6.1.0 Mar 13 • Fully redesigned user interface - cleaner, faster, and more intuitive
• Enhanced user location detection - now supports GPS, Bluetooth beacons, and RightHear markers
• Improved accessibility support and VoiceOver enhancements
• Performance improvements and stability fixes 6.0.0 Feb 26 Minor bug fixes 5.0.4 07/29/2025 What’s New & Improved:

• [IMP] Integrated RightHear API v2 – data optimizations, faster syncsand and improved security
• [IMP] Renamed settings:
• “Indoor Mode” → Beacon Scanning
• “Outdoor Mode” → GPS Scanning
• [IMP] Updated main screen modes:
• “Indoor Mode” (blue bar) → Spot
• “Outdoor Mode” (green bar) → GPS
• [IMP] Soft integration with Markers AI – now available via the Lens options
• [IMP] Content languages list is now sorted alphabetically
• [IMP] Spot screen now displays the Spot ID instead of major/minor values
• [IMP] GPS Scanning now auto-disables when a beacon is detected, with user notification and a 30-minute reactivation suggestion
• [ADD] Support for 9 new languages: Lithuanian, Malay, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, and Slovenian.
Fixes:

• [FIX] General bug fixes and stability updates 5.0.3 05/13/2025 What’s New & Improved:

• [IMP] Integrated RightHear API v2 – data optimizations, faster syncsand and improved security
• [IMP] Renamed settings:
• “Indoor Mode” → Beacon Scanning
• “Outdoor Mode” → GPS Scanning
• [IMP] Updated main screen modes:
• “Indoor Mode” (blue bar) → Spot
• “Outdoor Mode” (green bar) → GPS
• [IMP] Soft integration with Markers AI – now available via the Lens options
• [IMP] Content languages list is now sorted alphabetically
• [IMP] Spot screen now displays the Spot ID instead of major/minor values
• [IMP] GPS Scanning now auto-disables when a beacon is detected, with user notification and a 30-minute reactivation suggestion
• [ADD] Support for 9 new languages: Lithuanian, Malay, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, and Slovenian.
Fixes:

• [FIX] General bug fixes and stability updates 5.0.2 05/06/2025 What’s New & Improved:
• [IMP] Integrated RightHear API v2 – data optimizations, faster syncsand and improved security
• [IMP] Renamed settings:
• “Indoor Mode” → Beacon Scanning
• “Outdoor Mode” → GPS Scanning
• [IMP] Updated main screen modes:
• “Indoor Mode” (blue bar) → Spot
• “Outdoor Mode” (green bar) → GPS
• [IMP] Soft integration with Markers AI – now available via the Lens options
• [IMP] Content languages list is now sorted alphabetically
• [IMP] Spot screen now displays the Spot ID instead of major/minor values
• [IMP] GPS Scanning now auto-disables when a beacon is detected, with user notification and a 30-minute reactivation suggestion
• [ADD] Support for 9 new languages: Lithuanian, Malay, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, and Slovenian.

Fixes:
• [FIX] General bug fixes and stability updates 5.0.1 04/18/2025 What’s New & Improved:

• [IMP] Integrated RightHear API v2 – data optimizations, faster syncsand and improved security
• [IMP] Renamed settings:
• “Indoor Mode” → Beacon Scanning
• “Outdoor Mode” → GPS Scanning
• [IMP] Updated main screen modes:
• “Indoor Mode” (blue bar) → Spot
• “Outdoor Mode” (green bar) → GPS
• [IMP] Soft integration with Markers AI – now available via the Lens options
• [IMP] Content languages list is now sorted alphabetically
• [IMP] Spot screen now displays the Spot ID instead of major/minor values
• [IMP] GPS Scanning now auto-disables when a beacon is detected, with user notification and a 30-minute reactivation suggestion
• [ADD] Support for 9 new languages: Lithuanian, Malay, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Croatian, Danish, and Slovenian.

Fixes:
• [FIX] General bug fixes and stability updates 5.0.0 04/17/2025 Bugfix and improvements 4.2.1 04/30/2024 Improvements:
• Enhanced initial data synchronization speed
• Real-time updates to spot content
• Option to delete local database
• Deactivation of the 'around me' feature if compass accuracy is low
• Direct view of selected user languages in the main settings page
• Various general enhancements

Fixes:
• Resolved frequent, obstructive expired spot alerts
• Excluded deactivated locations from the nearby locations list
• Excluded deactivated spots from the nearby spots list
• Significantly reduced app crashes through refactoring
• Various general fixes 4.2.0 12/25/2023 Improvements:
• VoiceOver headers declarations
• Remove redundant notification types
• Sync percentage status on the settings page
• General improvements

Fixes:
• Navigation search not being clickable
• General spot info was not displaying correctly
• Sync error resulting in a crash
• General fixes 4.1.1 11/09/2023 New:
• Unlock Locations (Beta)

Improvements:
• Sections colors, borders, and labels
• System status bar
• Continuous sync progress status
• Rearrange Settings page
• Other general improvements

Fixes:
• Nearby stations (public transportation data)
• Detection after initial sync
• Localizations texts
• Other general bug fixes 4.1.0 10/11/2023 Fixes:
• Fixed a localization issue.
• General bug fixes. 4.0.7 12/27/2022 Improvements:
• Fixed an issue where recordings wouldn't play back automatically.
• Increased minimum recording accuracy to 15 meters.

Fixes:
• General bug fixes. 4.0.6 11/15/2022 Minor bugfix and improvements 4.0.5 09/07/2022 Minor bugfix and improvements 4.0.4 08/26/2022 Minor bugfix and improvements 4.0.3 08/11/2022 Fixes:
- Minor bugs. 4.0.2 05/12/2022 Fixes:
- Major bug causing syncing of RightHear locations to not work properly. 4.0.1 05/22/2021 ATTENTION: This is a mandatory update to ensure the full functionality of your app. Please update.

New:
- New robust server (Azure).

Fixes:
- Fix the icon of BeMyEyes app. 4.0.0 05/16/2021 New:
- Add dark mode support.
- Add app tutorials videos.
- Add trains info on stations tabs.

Improvements:
- Improve app icon.
- Improve language flags resolution.
- Improve text colors contrast for visually impaired.
- Improve settings presentation - hide/show i/relevant buttons.
- Improve expired spot alert - include location name.

Fixes:
- Fix RH locations and Stations lists was sometimes empty.
- Fix simulated location was sometimes wrong.
- Fix Around Me button to not indicate POIs of turned off categories.
- Fix last data sync button was not updating manually/automatically.
- Fix crash on iPad when clicking the distance units button.
- Fix major crashes.
- Fix minor bugs. 3.7.1 02/10/2021