Tag: Visual Look Up

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
July 23, 2024 – 2 minutes read time

Overview

If you are familiar with the Photos app, you might be familiar with a feature called Visual Look Up, which uses AI to identify objects in your photos. Most people have heard about its ability to recognize specific faces and identify plants. But, did you know that you can also use Visual Look Up to identify locations and important landmarks?

It’s so cool to know at a glance exactly where a photo was taken, especially if you have recently been traveling and have been to numerous historical sights or landmarks. It can be difficult to keep track of what photo was taken where. Now with the AI of the Visual Look Up feature, you no longer have to remember!

Why You Will Like This Tip:

• Get the most out of the Visual Look Up feature by learning to use it to identify locations.
• Quickly and easily obtain additional info about the landmarks and locations you have visited.
• Not sure what that cool landmark in front of you is? Use Visual Look Up to find out!

System Requirements

This is for iPhones running iOS 16 or later. Screenshots are from iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 18+

Click here to learn how to update your iPhone to the latest iOS version.

Identifying Landmarks

First, open the Photos app. Refer to the below image:

Next, select a photo that features a famous location or landmark. (This will not work if the photo is of your shoes at the statue of Andrew Jackson. It needs to be a photo of Andrew Jackson himself, otherwise, the AI will not be able to identify it.) See the below image:

Now, tap the info button at the bottom. If the AI works on this photo, the Info button will be decorated with sparkles. See the following image:

Next, tap the Look Up Landmark. Refer to the below image:

Now, you can select various options for further inquiry, like getting directions, placing a call to the location, or looking up further information about the location via the Internet. See the below image:

Summary

Now you can use Visual Look Up which uses AI to identify locations and important landmarks in your photos.

It can be difficult to keep track of what photo was taken where. But now with this feature. you no longer have to remember the landmark photo location.

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