You may not be able to decipher what’s in every photo, but now your iPhone can. With Apple’s new iOS 17 feature, "Visual Look Up," you can do just that. ‘Visual Look Up’ lets you snap a picture and search for information about various objects and scenes in your image.
Whether it’s a famous landmark, a beautiful flower, a cute animal or a delicious dish, 'Visual Look Up' can help you identify and learn more about it. Get this: 'Visual Look Up' can also identify food in a picture and suggest related recipes. It can also search for sounds in your videos, like clapping. Pretty cool, right? All you need is your camera and your curiosity. Apple will do the rest.
'Visual Look Up' lets you snap a picture and search for information about various objects and scenes in your image. (CyberGuy.com)
Go to your photos on your iPhone to use ‘Visual Look Up.’ (CyberGuy.com)
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Tap the iOS photo you're interested in "looking up." (CyberGuy.com)
If you see a symbol with stars around it (circled), you can use ‘Visual Look Up.’ (CyberGuy.com)
Tap on the starred icon to deploy ‘Visual Look Up.’ (CyberGuy.com)
Tap ‘Look Up’ to reveal the information about the photo. (CyberGuy.com)
Then, tap the ‘X’ to close the ‘Visual Look Up’ results. (CyberGuy.com)
'Visual Look Up' can work for videos as well! (CyberGuy.com)
‘Visual Look Up’ can also identify sounds in videos. (CyberGuy.com)
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'Visual Look Up' uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing to analyze your videos and provide relevant information.
With 'Visual Look Up,' you can turn your photos into learning opportunities and have fun at the same time. You can also share your findings with your friends and family or save them for later reference.
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