Apple: Apple Visual Look-Up feature on iPhone: How to use – Times of India

Apple offers iPhone users a Google Lens-like feature that can recognise things from images. The Visual Look-Up feature works only with certain Apple apps on iPhones and can identify particular objects which include pets, art, landmarks and more. By using this feature, iPhone users can get more information about the subject in the image. The Cupertino-based tech giant has also recently posted a video on the Apple Support channel on YouTube to promote the feature. This new video also explains how this feature works and how users can access this feature on their iPhones.

Apple Visual Look-Up feature on iPhone: What do you need
In a blog post, Apple has outlined some of the prerequisites needed to use this feature. The company has mentioned that iPhone users need to be iOS 15 or later to use the Visual Look Up feature. Meanwhile, iPad users have to run iPadOS 15.1 or later to access the feature. However, this feature is not available on all iPad models. Apple Visual Look-Up feature is available on — iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) or later, iPad Pro 11-inch (all models), iPad Air (3rd generation) or later, iPad (8th generation) or later, or iPad mini (5th generation) or later.
Apple Visual Look-Up feature on iPhone: How to use
This feature works only with certain Apple apps which include Mail, Messages, Notes and others. In these apps, iPhone users have to tap and hold on an image and then tap on the info button. The info button is denoted by a lowercase “i” which is placed inside a circle with a sparkle. On tapping it, the feature will open the Safari browser to offer more info about the subject in the picture.
In Safari, when users tap on the “Look Up” button in the options menu, another icon starts appearing inside or below the photo. For example, the image will get a paw icon for images of pets and animals or a leaf icon for flowers and plants. Users can tap on these icons to get more information about the image’s subject and other pictures of the same from the internet and Siri Knowledge.

Apple Visual Look-Up feature on iPhone: Things to remember
Users need to keep in mind that this feature will not be available for all images. If the “i” icon in a picture has a circle without a sparkle, it means that Visual Look Up is not available for that particular image.
Conclusion
The feature works like a limited version of Google Lens which is also available for iPhone users via the Google app. Google Lens offers more information like sites from where you can buy a particular product and how much is it priced across different retailers. To take on Google Lens, Apple is expected to expand Visual Look Up in the coming days. Currently, the Apple feature is limited, while Google Lens is also powered by Search and Assistant.