Tech Tip: Look up what’s in a photo with your iPhone or iPad

By: Ryan Johnson

Did you know your iPhone can identify plants, dog breed and more?

Visual Look Up recognizes items from your images like art or landmarks so you can quickly get more information.

iPhone screenshot for tech tip (dog picture)

Follow the instructions below to use Visual Look Up

  • Select a photo. In apps like Notes, Mail, or Messages, touch and hold an image to select it.
  • Tap the Info The Detected Item Info button.
  • Tap the icon that appears in the photo or below the photo. For example, you might see a paw print icon for pets and animals, or a leaf icon for plants and flowers.
  • Tap to learn more after Visual Look Up provides results from Siri Knowledge and the web.

If the Info button doesn’t have a star The Detected Item Info button, Visual Look Up isn’t available yet for that photo.

To use Visual Look Up on your iPhone, you need iOS 15 or later. On iPadOS 15.1 or later, Visual Look Up is available for 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.