Microsoft's Seeing AI app officially launches on the Android platform, supporting recognition of people, currency, text, and barcodes, along with providing scene descriptions. The updates include features like text and document recognition, and barcode reading, with specific optimizations for the Android platform. The app supports 18 languages, with plans to expand to 36 languages by 2024, serving 3 billion active Android users worldwide. Founder Saqib Shaikh stated that the new features aim to enhance the technological applications for the blind and low-vision communities in their daily lives.
