Google keyboard gets Morse Code support
Google is working on accessibility features, like rolling Morse Code into its Google keyboard.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at the company's 2018 I/O event in Mountain View.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off the I/O conference by talking about accessibility features, Tuesday in Mountain View, Calif.
In once case, Google is adding Morse Code support for its Gboard keyboard. Pichai showed a video of a woman named Tania who uses Morse Code to communicate. Now, when she starts spelling a word out in Morse Code, she can use Google's predictive word suggestions.
Pichai also talked about how Google is working to improve captioning. He gave the example of a person with hearing issues tuning into a show that has people talking over each other-- the captioning doesn't always keep up. Google's efforts would have one person talk at a time and show the text of what they said separately, instead of jumbled together.
"We can make day-to-day use cases much easier for people," Pichai said.
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Updated 5/8 at 10:34 a.m. PT: Adds additional details.