Documents by Readdle, the popular file management app, has today announced a new capability aimed at making it easier to use the app and control playback by simply using hover gestures in the air. The new feature, aptly named Air Gestures, lets you control your video playback without ever touching your device, making it a dream come true for multitaskers and accessibility advocates alike.
Imagine this. You’re following a new cooking recipe on your iPad and you need to hit pause. But you don’t want to get oily hands all over the screen. Instead, you simply show an open hand and the film pauses. Or maybe you’re simply catching up with a download of your favorite TV show on the iPad, and the phone rings. No more fumbling to stop the action, one hand gesture and you can jump on that call. Once your call is done, open your hand again, and the show continues.
But Air Gestures aren’t just about convenience. They represent a glimpse into the future of intuitive, touch-free control. Documents isn’t alone in this vision; similar features are popping up in the upcoming Vision Pro headset and Apple Watch Series 9, hinting at a shift towards a world where our gestures, not our fingertips, dictate our digital interactions.
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While basic commands like play, pause, rewind, and fast-forward work smoothly, mastering finer controls might require a bit of practice.
Air Gestures works using an iPhone or iPad’s front camera, which recognizes different gestures using on-device machine learning algorithms. Readdle promises that user data and privacy are safeguarded, with nothing shared with the cloud.
Air Gestures is available as part of the latest update for Documents on the App Store for iPhones running iOS 15 or later, and iPads with iPadOS 15 or later.
