An app to help blind people to 'see' - BBC News

[@makilacraigg6643]

I got my first call today. It was incredible, being able to help someone , is the best feeling ever ....

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Bang Bros Beta Buta

[@sidepot]

I really like this app. The amazing part is that the ratio seems to be 19:1 of volunteers to visually impaired. My only complaint is that I don’t get enough calls! I hope the visually impaired know we want to be there for them in this way and they should never hesitate to call and ask for assistance.

[@freya2166]

Can color blond people use the app??

[@sidepot]

l L Only brunettes.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

@@freya2166 Maybe you should use Spell Czech? LOL. BTW I am colour blind and will volunteer, but I think there are times when I could also use it. I would never to a urine dip stick test myself, always had my secretaries read the colours, but there were times when they weren't there. And now I do a lot with climate charts, and I can't see lots of data.

[@11111bvr91893]

Yes, we do know that you’re there and available to help us. And, thank you. I for one, always tend to get a little overenthusiastic or rather over emotional, when ever I get help from one of you guys. As I tend to be very grateful. And excited :-)

[@alexavictorio]

"why is there a man with camera" AHA DED

[@Hotdog_pimpin]

Is it against the law to freeze a bag of hotdogs and then put the frozen hotdogs in a pillow case spin them around and beat myself with them ?

[@vasudev9332]

@@Hotdog_pimpin yes, the hotdog police are real and they will arrest you! But you're free to do that with marshmallows

[@longforgotten4823]

Pretty neat, from a blind fellow in the United States!

[@elliottjones8354]

Does the app know to match you up with a person who knows the same language?

[@sidepot]

Elliott Jones Yes, you can enter into the system the languages you speak and it will match you with the proper person.

[@timotheemoth6797]

imagine being a sighted helper on this app and receiving a phone call at 3am from the other side of the globe, asking for green thread

[@afeher]

You might listen to the whole video where he explains that they are aware of time zones...

[@timotheemoth6797]

András Fehér you know what? i’m sorry. i should’ve paid attention to the whole video and you have every right to tell me my comment was wrong

[@jessicawatson7360]

This is why Aira is great.

[@realgowthamkumar]

@@timotheemoth6797 you are very polite and admit that you were wrong. People like you are rare these days :)

[@foxesandclouds8030]

i just started to volunteer for this app today, i'm so excited to get my first call! i absolutely adore helping people so when i heard about this i knew i had to sign up!

[@transatlanticismcriticism]

Really exciting to see today, (January 28th, 2021) that there are 281,226 blind users, and 4,490,913 volunteers of the Be My Eyes app!

[@saqibmudabbar]

My be that's why I have two eyes. One for you and one for me.

[@phildobson8705]

It's a brilliant idea so simple but so effective. When will this be available on Android? Android holds 86% of the smartphone market whilst iPhone only 13%. You could x the number of volunteers by 8 by making this available to Android

[@w5pda]

It's available on Google Play, and the number of volunteers is now into the seven-figure range :-)

[@elliottjones8354]

The market is like 50/50 bro. Idk where u got that stat

[@w5pda]

@@elliottjones8354 I got that stat directly from the app developer.

[@elliottjones8354]

@@w5pda first off I was responding to other dude. But if u r verifying their stat i say that it must be based on the developer specific numbers (don't know how BC if Android was released after it should be lower) But to you both - the consumer market overall is near 50/50 and has been for some time

[@0xC]

​@@elliottjones8354 Where did you get that information? statcounter.com states that Android hold a 76.24% market share in mobile OS's.

[@diogoico]

That is sooo cool! I'm from brazil, hope it works here soon!

[@armanrahmanar5606]

Happy to help Through this 😀

[@samcharles6546]

fuck their gonna be so happy when they see this

[@Can613]

Wow! What a simple but huge idea!

[@robertbrady1672]

I am humbly wanting to help with honesty, truth and caring been 34 years dedicated to mentally challenged adults giving them assitance, understanding with emphasis on self worth and cared abut very seriously may I always do good for others.

[@catarinaramosjesus2837]

This is amazing!

[@dannybrunny7959]

It is not on iTunes Italy ... how to download app ? thanks !

[@rashmitiwari9918]

I loved the initiative and idea

[@vengadeshav6279]

Yes sister it is very useless people

[@elizabethkemp8276]

What a great app :) I’m downloading it immediately

[@angelasmith8788]

This is Amazing man💕

[@niallonaroll4306]

I'm a part of be my eyes

[@Michele31274]

❤❤❤just signed up… what a beautiful app!!

[@JohnJohn83UK]

Now has millions of volunteers. Plus 1 which was me yesterday.

[@vanodiate9731]

thank you very much very nice work.

[@lydiatesfaye6140]

nice job love it

[@buckingham--tr4pp3r95]

IT'S ON ANDROID N9W IM HELPING

[@blazednlovinit]

Nice, I've seen apps that can do this with algorithms though. Tommy Edison (the blind film critic on youtube) has an app where one can take a picture of something and it says what it is.

[@blazednlovinit]

@no privacy, I didn't claimed any kind of plagiarism/patent infringement.

[@NiecieB65]

What a wonderful idea.

[@junhyeoklee6895]

Beautiful app ever!!

[@jd44usa]

What happens when you do not have an I Phone?

[@cijivarughese6643]

Is it ok to share this video on Bromley libraries social media pages for Make a Noise in libraries fortnight please ?

[@MIDesignkeralahousedesign]

very nice

[@MandiPlaysBeatSaber]

I just learned about this app today and downloaded it and signed up right away. I hope I am able to help someone someday. ❤️

[@Zavantica]

now if we could this with language interpreters

[@jasonrahardja]

OMG! This is very relieving, look at that ratio! 🍻

[@PRIMAL_HUNTER1988]

Stay blind you are OK if you can see again an you will realize what the leaders of the nations have make to the people you will fall in to heavy depression so stay in the dark doesn't matter do you know how many people can see but they wish to be blind millions.

[@loveunicorns234]

I can't seem to find the app

[@regenhunter403]

Amazing

[@cijivarughese6643]

Is it okay to share this video on Bromley Libraries social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter during Make a noise in libraries week?

[@mariaangelesmartin1260]

awesome!! I'd like to be a volunteer too! But I don't have an Iphone, I have an android... I think it's a very useful and amazing app! congratulation Hans Wiberg!

[@TheBnaimy]

It's now available on android!

[@TheTulala]

There is also an app called "be my eyes" that is available on android

[@mynnwoo]

Really great

[@TheSpoiltLittleBratSPLB]

What is the app 's name????

[@clivefrancis1130]

Be my eyes

[@dhavaloza5151]

Please make a android version so more people like me can contribute.

[@Redlegion.]

It must be some what hard being a blind parent but she was born that way so she would be Good at living blind

[@vickyhaylott8677]

Love this comment! Everyone is good at what they consider to be normal. I don’t actually see this as a disability I’m just different as we all are. I am blessed to have such a beautiful family! Good at being blind. That cracks me up. Thank you for making me smile

[@terryivey5374]

Wonderful...except...no iPhone . Android here. iPhone out priced for disability budget .

[@collins1961]

I have it on my android :) it's in the app store

[@loverboy-wx6tr]

very nice i like it

[@dhavaloza5151]

I like the initiative. please provide the name of app.

[@Rise_and_Fall]

What is this app call i want to download it

[@saqibmudabbar]

Be my eyes

[@priyankapatnaik4154]

wat good and innovative and creative u for for blind peploe

[@mtjoy747]

Very good app

[@bluetech7753]

That's a wonderful app now let's try to bring it to the Android plat form not everyone can afford apple devices thanks.

[@collins1961]

I have it on my android :) it's in the app store

[@सुदामाp]

It's very good app for persons with disability

[@asamahoesaegi543]

What's the name of this app again?

[@asamahoesaegi543]

Nvm. Its Be My Eyes

[@oimeee]

Alpharad Plus

[@cabococarlos1936]

X she's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen

[@prasanna8990]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Carambolero]

You place BBC links but no App link in description. That shity move BBC.

[@ZainaArekat]

I prefer an app called "Be Specular", i'm blind too. 😊

[@yourmyhoeimyourhoeimj-hoeb5850]

Zaina Arekat then how the fuck did you type this?

[@vickyhaylott8677]

They’re all useful in their own ways. Recently I really love seeing AI by Microsoft! It’s a total game changer and even does handwriting.

[@DiaraNicole2cool]

Lets, get an Android version unless there is one. Let me google

[@tambui3813]

Somebody help me pls. What does " local toy consultant " mean?

[@vickyhaylott8677]

Well, basically I have so much experience with kids, toys et cetera that my friends all come to me for gift buying for their children. Just a joke really. I’m so pleased that this video and app has helped so many different people across the globe! Thank you all for your kind comments

[@tambui3813]

@@vickyhaylott8677 oh my god, you’re so nice. I mean it’s been 3 years and you’re still here to reply my comment. Thanks a lot.

[@you2tooyou2too]

It seems silly not to have the iPhone & Android download, www.bemyeyes.com link above, in the text body of these videos.

[@freya2166]

Can color blond people use the app??

[@who1534]

What is this app called it gives no name

[@fersaherez2128]

Be my eyes

[@dwarakalalprasadupadhyaupa1150]

AAP KA NEXT PM KA EYES WEN I AM NOT IN LIVE U CAN USE MY EYES 2 ALL U SEE THE WORLD AMEN JSK #DWARAKALAL UPS DONET MY EYES AFTER I AM NOT LIVE THANK U ALL

[@priyankapatnaik4154]

let devi lacmi be u r path shower bacon holder

[@damnweneedcookies4564]

If a blind person doesn't have anyone around that can see this app would be great... only if the blind person could see the app. Yeahhhh if someone could tell me how they find the app and buttons that would be useful as to me this seems useless.

[@Luca-iq4ev]

Yeah right why are blind people even allowed to own smartphones? Ridiculous! Ever heard of text to speech? It's what you hear at 1:38

[@ayishaks6510]

Luca Kommentarkanal ‘Voiceover’ in accessibility settings reads the buttons aloud so ppl know where to tap on their phone screen. Android has a thing in accessibility settings too.

[@vickyhaylott8677]

Most smart phones now are fitted with accessible features. With the iPhone you have VoiceOver which is a screen reader. android has Talkback. currently I am dictating this message to you using my phone but I could type it on the screen or with my Braille keyboard just as you use your keyboard on screen.

[@lofimore755]

you need a "nice" person on the other side xD

[@priyankapatnaik4154]

committing curseful sin priyanka patnaik