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Where am I? Voice location

Say "Where am I?" and Lumyeye Pro announces your approximative address via the Apple GPS. By taking a photo of the surroundings, the local Apple Vision OCR also reads street signs, numbers and plates.

How does Lumyeye Pro answer "Where am I?"

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Step 1 — Apple geocoding: Lumyeye Pro reads the iPhone GPS position and converts it to an approximative address via the iOS Apple geocoding service. Typical answer: "You are near 12 Park Avenue, New York 10016". Accuracy depends on GPS (5 to 20 meters in open city, fuzzier indoors).

Step 2 optional — photo enrichment: if you take a photo of the immediate surroundings (street sign, number, business plate, facade), Lumyeye Pro uses Apple Vision locally to read visible text and refine. For example: "the photo shows a Park Avenue plate and a number 47, you are at 47 Park Avenue". OCR is done on the iPhone, no photo is sent to a cloud server for this step.

Important limits. Accuracy depends on the GPS: indoors, underground parking or under a large hall, it can drop to 50 meters or more, or not respond at all. Geolocation requires iOS Location authorization for Lumyeye Pro. Lumyeye Pro is NOT a navigation GPS: it just indicates approximative position and reads visible signs; it does not replace a white cane or guide dog. For step-by-step guidance, use the Apple Maps voice routing feature.

Use case: Bruno, 58, retinitis pigmentosa. Coming out of a doctor appointment, he does not recognize the street. He asks "Where am I?", Lumyeye Pro answers "you are near 12 Park Avenue, New York". He takes a photo of the corner, Lumyeye Pro reads the plate and confirms. No location data stored on Lumyeye servers. iOS 17.6+ exclusive, from $16.99/month.

Frequently asked questions

Accuracy, authorization, privacy — your questions.

How accurate is Lumyeye Pro location?

Accuracy depends on the iPhone GPS: 5 to 20 meters in open city. Indoors, underground parking or under a large hall, it can drop to 50 meters or more. Lumyeye Pro uses iOS Apple geocoding, not a professional differential GPS.

Does photo enrichment go through a cloud server?

No, for this step. The OCR on the photo (reading street signs, numbers, plates) is done locally on the iPhone via Apple Vision. The photo is not sent to a Lumyeye server or Google Gemini for visible text reading.

Does Lumyeye Pro replace a pedestrian GPS?

No. Lumyeye Pro indicates your approximative position and reads visible signs, but does not do step-by-step guidance. To follow a route on foot, use the Apple Maps voice routing feature of Lumyeye Pro.

Do I need to authorize iOS Location?

Yes. Lumyeye Pro needs iOS Location authorization to answer "Where am I?". Authorization is managed in iOS Settings > Privacy > Location > Lumyeye Pro.

Does Lumyeye Pro keep my location history?

No. Lumyeye Pro reads the GPS position on demand to answer your question, but does not store your movement history on its servers. No geolocation trace is kept at Lumyeye.

Testimonial

Bruno, 58, Toulouse.

"With my retinitis pigmentosa, I lost peripheral vision and often get lost coming out of an unfamiliar place. Before, I had to ask someone on the street. Now I say 'Where am I?' and Lumyeye gives me the address. If I want to be more precise, I take a photo of the corner and the app reads the plate. It restores a dumb but huge urban autonomy."

- Bruno, 58, Toulouse, retinitis pigmentosa

Practical tips

Best use of "Where am I?".

  1. Authorize iOS Location on first use. Without it, the feature cannot answer. iOS Settings > Privacy > Location > Lumyeye Pro > "While using the app".
  2. Combine GPS and photo for precision. GPS gives the street, a photo of a plate gives the exact number. First ask "Where am I?", then photograph a street sign or house number.
  3. Do not use as a navigation GPS. To go from point A to point B on foot, switch to the Apple Maps voice routing feature. This feature is just to know where you are, not to guide.
  4. Aware of indoor GPS limits. In an underground parking, a large store or under an awning, GPS can be imprecise or not respond at all. It is normal, a physical GPS limit, not a Lumyeye bug.
  5. Privacy preserved. Lumyeye Pro does not store your location history on its servers. Each "Where am I?" question is processed on demand, no archive.

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