[bm98]

As a web developer, I wonder if this class of accessibility functionality renders the web accessibility guidelines [1] obsolete? Many of the guidelines have to do with organizing content and following rules that make it easier for older (inferior) screen readers to handle. But I just enabled this feature on my iPhone, and browsed some sites that I know are ridiculously noncompliant, and it handled them beautifully. Even guidelines having to do with describing photos and avoiding text in images could be rendered obsolete with some of the third-party apps that perform OCR and use AI describe photos.

[1] https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag

[RobMurray]

It definitely doesn't make the web accessibility guidelines obsolete. there's a lot more to web accessibility than just getting Voiceover to read the text under your finger. It is essential to have descriptions for images that are links, and appropriate use of headings makes finding the relevant information far easier.