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iOS 18.3 Adds New Visual Intelligence Features for iPhone 16

With the iOS 18.3 update, Apple is adding new Visual Intelligence features for the iPhone 16 models. After installing the software, ‌iPhone 16‌ users will be able to add an event to the Calendar app when using the Camera Control ‌Visual Intelligence‌ option to view a poster or a flyer.

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Using ‌Visual Intelligence‌ to add an event to Calendar was a promised function that Apple showed off when introducing Camera Control, and it will be usable in iOS 18.3. To add an event, view a document such as a poster with a date, and then tap on the date when the feature pops up in the ‌Visual Intelligence‌ interface.

The update also adds a feature for easily identifying plants and animals with ‌Visual Intelligence‌. The Photos app is already able to provide insight into plants, animals, and insects when opting to view additional information in the editing interface, but Camera Control will now show these details in real-time.

When viewing an animal or a plant with ‌Visual Intelligence‌, you may see a tappable bubble that lets you know what you're looking at. Tapping it provides more information.

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‌Visual Intelligence‌ is an Apple Intelligence feature that is exclusive to the ‌iPhone 16‌ models. It can be activated by long pressing on the Camera Control button.

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Top Rated Comments

15 months ago
So, my 15PM’s cpu is not capable of running this feature just like new photography styles.
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
everlast3434 Avatar
15 months ago
Takes pic...
Siri: This is a cat.

COOL! Hello Apple Intelligence!
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DribbleCastle Avatar
15 months ago
They need to surface this in the camera app. Even on my iPhone 16 Pro i rarely think to use it by clicking the capture button (for longer) to get into this feature.

I mean i don't expect to use it a lot. Google lens was always neat but didn't change the world for most people.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ProbablyDylan Avatar
15 months ago
I like Visual Intelligence. Works surprisingly well - better than Google Lens even.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
15 months ago

So, my 15PM’s cpu is not capable of running this feature just like new photography styles.
At best/worst, they could have offered it as a subscriptions upgrade. Yeah, also annoying. But more annoying being kept off something for no particular reason whatsoever.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Mac Fly (film) Avatar
15 months ago
So if you point the camera at a tabby cat then you'll get a tabby cat button up top, but what about "Ask" and "Search" and what's the difference? So many buttons always.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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