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Interact with photos using Live Text and Visual Look Up on iPad

When you view a photo in the Photos app , you can use Live Text to copy and share text within the photo, translate languages, open a website, or make a call. Photos can also identify and share information about popular landmarks, art, plants, pets, and more found within your photos.

Note: Live Text and Visual Look Up are available on supported models.

Use Live Text

To use Live Text, open a photo, then do any of the following:

  • Copy text: Touch and hold a word, move the grab points to adjust the selection, then tap Copy. To select all the text in the photo, tap Select All.

  • Search text on the web: Touch and hold a word, move the grab points to adjust the selection, then tap Look Up.

  • Translate text: Touch and hold a word, move the grab points to adjust the selection, then tap Translate.

  • Share text: Touch and hold a word, move the grab points to adjust the selection, tap Share, then choose how you want to share.

  • Go to a website, make a call, or start an email: Tap the Detect Text button, then tap the website, phone number, or email address.

Live Text isn’t available in all regions or languages. See iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability.

Use Visual Look Up

Learn more about popular landmarks, art, plants, flowers, pets, and other objects that appear in your photos (U.S. only).

  1. Open a photo in full screen; the Detected Item Info button indicates Visual Look Up information is available for that photo.

  2. Swipe up on the photo or tap the Detected Item Info button.

  3. Tap the icon that appears in the photo or at the top of the photo information window to view Siri Knowledge and more information about the object.

    A photo of an Afghan Hound is open in full-screen view. A pop-up menu on top of the photo shows the Visual Look Up results: Siri Knowledge for the dog breed and Similar Web Images.

Visual Look Up isn’t available in all regions or languages. See iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability.

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