Report: Apple Preparing to Launch Mind-Control Support for iPhones

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The Stentrode enables users with severe motor impairments, such as those caused by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), to control Apple devices using neural signals detected from within blood vessels located above the brain's motor cortex.

Apple is planning to allow users to natively control iPhones, iPads, and other devices using brain signals later this year, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Apple is apparently planning to add support for BCIs into its existing Switch Control accessibility framework, which allows input from non-standard devices such as joysticks and adaptive hardware.

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Author / Journalist: Hartley Charlton

Category: Technology

Markets: United StatesChina

Topics: Accessibility The Wall Street Journal

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Published On: 2025-05-13 @ 06:18:40 (23 hours ago)

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