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Nyota Sight, Beta

An app that describes the world around you, out loud.

Nyota Sight uses your phone camera to describe what is around you, read text aloud, tell you where you are and keep you in touch with the people you trust.

Request the app link
Nyota Sight main screen with a large round Press button and a Menu button

How it works

Every feature starts the same way.

  1. 1.

    Press and hold anywhere on the screen.

  2. 2.

    Say what you need, for example “What is in front of me?” or “Read this”.

  3. 3.

    Listen to the answer.

What it does

Describe what is around you

Nyota Sight tells you what is in front of you, or describes the room or place you are in.

Press and hold, then say “What is in front of me?” or “Describe my environment”. For example, find out what is on the table in front of you, or get a sense of a room you have just walked into.

Nyota Sight screen while it is describing: the request describe what is around me and a large round Press button

Read text aloud

Hold your phone over a letter, a label or a sign and Nyota Sight reads the words out to you.

Press and hold, then say “Read this”. If the text is not centred, the app tells you how to move your phone so it can read it clearly.

Nyota Sight screen while it is reading: the request read this letter and a large round Press button

Where am I?

Find out your current location at any time.

Press and hold, then say “Where am I?” and Nyota Sight tells you where you are.

Nyota Sight location screen: the request what is my current location and a large round Press button

Stay in touch

Send a message, a photo or your location to family, friends or your personal assistant.

They are notified on their phone or in their web browser, so they can see it and reply.

Nyota Sight family group screen listing saved contacts with their names and phone numbers

Emergency call to family and friends

Quickly call the family and friends you have chosen when you need help.

This does not contact emergency services. In an emergency, call 999.

Nyota Sight emergency screen showing the Emergency chat page with the message box at the bottom

Optional add onComing soon

Bus arrivals

Hear live bus arrival times, and check you are getting on the right bus.

Illustration of a woman with a white cane at a bus stop, asking about bus arrivals as her bus arrives

Who it is for

Visually impaired people

Use your voice and your phone camera to hear descriptions, have text read aloud, find out where you are and stay in touch. In the app, you are called a V.I.P.

Personal assistants

Family, friends or carers who support someone. Link with the person you support, receive their messages, photos and location, and reply from your phone or web browser.

How to get it

Nyota Sight is in beta. Email us to request the link and we will send it to you.

Android, using Chrome

  1. Open Chrome and go to the Nyota Sight web address.
  2. Open the Chrome menu, the three dots at the top right.
  3. Choose "Add to Home screen".
  4. Confirm by choosing "Install" or "Add".
  5. Open Nyota Sight from your home screen and allow camera access.

iPhone, using Safari

  1. Open Safari and go to the Nyota Sight web address.
  2. Choose the Share button at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Scroll the share options and choose "Add to Home Screen".
  4. Choose "Add" at the top right.
  5. Open Nyota Sight from your home screen and allow camera access.

Need help setting it up?

Email us to book a time and we will talk you through it.

Email us to book a time

We are working on bringing Nyota Sight to the App Store and Google Play.

Join our focus group

We are inviting visually impaired people, personal assistants and organisations to help shape Nyota Technology products. Sessions are online and in person.

Join our focus group (opens in a new tab)
Illustration of three people talking together, one of them holding a white cane and another holding a phone