Describe my photos by voice

Q: How do I activate 'open my photos'?

Once Lumyeye Pro is running, say open my photos, open my camera roll, describe a photo or analyze an image. The app opens the iOS camera roll picker (the same as in Apple's Photos app). You scroll the camera roll by hand and tap the photo you want. Voice selection by context (this morning's, the one at the park) is not yet implemented.

Q: Are photos uploaded to Lumyeye servers for analysis?

No. The photo stays on your phone. Lumyeye Pro keeps the last 20 actions in memory, kept as a rolling window. No image is kept on Lumyeye servers, no online gallery, no Lumyeye cloud backup.

Q: How do I share a photo once described?

To send the photo to a loved one, postcard email works: say for example send this photo by email to Theo. The photo goes out as a JPEG attachment. Lumyeye Pro SMS does not attach a file for now: use email to share an image.

Q: How is this different from VoiceOver's image description?

VoiceOver gives a short, one-sentence image description. Lumyeye Pro provides a full structured description: people visible (number, clothing, expression), objects, dominant colors, technical quality (sharpness, framing, lighting). It also chains directly into SMS or postcard email — a unified voice flow VoiceOver does not provide.

Say "open my photos", pick an image from your iPhone gallery, Lumyeye Pro voices an instant description. Perfect for sharing your own pictures by SMS or email with full knowledge of what they show.

How do I describe an iPhone gallery photo with Lumyeye Pro?

Published May 2026 · Rated 4.5/5 by 918 users on the App Store

Voice command: "open my photos"

The user opens Lumyeye Pro and says aloud "open my photos". The app opens the iOS camera roll picker (the same as in Apple's Photos app). The user scrolls the camera roll by hand and taps the photo they want. Voice selection by context ("this morning's", "the one at the park") is not yet implemented.

Once the photo is selected, Lumyeye Pro first runs a local analysis on the device via Apple Vision: number of detected faces/people, position in the frame, scene classification (kitchen, living room, document, screenshot, machine), visible text (OCR). It also reads EXIF metadata: "This photo dates from May 20, 2026" (long date, no precise time), geolocation if present.

For a finer description (clothing, posture, expression, dominant colors, technical quality), the user asks a follow-up question: "describe more", "detail", "who is in it", "read the text". At that moment, the photo is sent to Google Gemini Vision for the detailed description. The image transits at Google during the analysis, without storage. Lumyeye does not keep the photo on its servers.

The feature works on iPhone screenshots, photos received by SMS/WhatsApp and saved in the camera roll, images downloaded from the web. To share a photo with a loved one, the postcard email works as a JPEG attachment. Lumyeye Pro SMS does not attach a file yet. Available exclusively on iOS 17.6+, from $16.99/month.

The description covers visible people (number, clothing, posture, expression), objects and setting, dominant colors, and the technical quality of the photo: sharp or blurry, dark or bright, centered or off-center framing. Lumyeye Pro restitutes what it sees without adding judgment or inventing detail absent from the image.

Particularly useful for sharing your own photos when blind: knowing the content before sending avoids forwarding a blurry, badly framed, or non-presentable image. After the description, the user can chain into SMS by voice or postcard email, attaching the described photo directly.

The feature also works on iPhone screenshots, photos received by SMS and saved to the Camera Roll, and images downloaded from the web. The photo stays on the phone, no image is kept on Lumyeye servers. Available exclusively on iOS 17.6+, from $16.99/month.

Frequently asked questions

Gallery, sharing, privacy — your questions.

How do I activate "open my photos"?

Say "open my photos", "open my camera roll", "describe a photo" or "analyze an image". The app opens the iOS camera roll picker (the same as in Apple's Photos app). You scroll the camera roll by hand and tap the photo you want. Voice selection by context ("this morning's", "the one at the park") is not yet implemented.

Are photos uploaded to Lumyeye servers for analysis?

Lumyeye does not store your photos. The first description (faces, scene, visible text, EXIF date) is done locally on the iPhone via Apple Vision. When you ask for more details ("describe more", "who is in it", "read the text"), the image is sent to Google Gemini Vision for the analysis, then not kept. Lumyeye has no online gallery or cloud backup.

Does Lumyeye Pro describe screenshots and photos received by SMS or WhatsApp?

Yes for any image present in your iPhone Camera Roll: photos taken with the camera, screenshots, photos received via messaging and saved, images downloaded from the web.

How do I share a photo once described?

To send the photo to a loved one, the postcard email works: say for example "send this photo by email to Theo". The photo goes out as a JPEG attachment. The Lumyeye Pro SMS does not attach a file for now: use email to share an image.

How is this different from VoiceOver's image description?

VoiceOver gives a short, one-sentence image description (e.g. "person, smiling, outdoor"). Lumyeye Pro provides a local first description via Apple Vision (faces, scene, text, date), then a detailed cloud description via Gemini Vision on follow-up ("describe more"). It also chains directly into postcard email — a unified voice flow VoiceOver does not provide.

Testimonial

Younes, 34, Paris.

"Before, I never sent my own photos. I asked my sister if they were presentable, and by the time she replied, the moment had passed. With Lumyeye Pro, I say 'open my photos', tap the latest, and I get a first description (how many people, what's written, what it looks like). If I want more details, I say 'describe more' and the AI gives me the framing, the expression. It gave me real autonomy back for sharing."
— Younes, 34, Paris, retinitis pigmentosa

Practical tips

Master your photos with Lumyeye Pro.

Describe before sharing. Get into the habit of asking for the voice description of each photo before sending by email. You'll avoid sending blurry, off-center, or accidentally taken images.
Scroll the camera roll by hand. Lumyeye Pro opens the iOS picker — you tap the photo you want. Voice selection by context ("this morning's", "the one at the park") is not yet implemented.
Ask for the detailed description as follow-up. The first description (local Apple Vision) covers faces, general scene and visible text. For details (framing, colors, expressions, clothing, lighting), say "describe more", "detail", "who is in it", "read the text". At that moment, the image is sent to Google Gemini for a finer analysis.
To share, use postcard email. After the description, say "send this photo by email to [contact]". The photo goes out as a JPEG attachment. The Lumyeye Pro SMS does not attach a file: email is the right option to share an image.
Describe received photos. Lumyeye Pro also describes images you have received and saved: family photos sent via WhatsApp, captures shared by SMS, screenshots. Anything in the iPhone camera roll goes through the picker.