Note: Visual Intelligence is available only on iPhone 16 models running iOS 18.2.
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Activate Visual Intelligence
To start, you just need to press the Camera Control button. Keep in mind that this feature works best in vertical mode; it doesn’t fully support horizontal mode yet.
Point, Shoot, and Search
Once Visual Intelligence is running, aim at what you want to search for and tap the shutter button. The AI will analyze the image and provide relevant results.
The results vary depending on what you’re capturing. This feature can also extract important details, such as email addresses and phone numbers, which you can copy into another app.
Ask Follow-Up Questions Using ChatGPT
If you want more details, press the chat bubble icon in the lower-left corner. This lets you use ChatGPT to ask follow-up questions, and the AI will try to provide more information.
Use Google Search
Prefer Google? Tap the “Search with Google” button at the bottom right.
You can also use Visual Intelligence as a productivity tool. It can summarize text you capture and translate foreign words in images.