I think this is a geo-based feature, I'm from Colombia, and I have my phone's region is set to US, English language, never has worked. But every time I travel to the US it magically works, all of a sudden. Answer from pineappleonp1zza on reddit.com
Apple Support
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Use Visual Look Up to identify objects in your photos and videos on iPhone - Apple Support
September 15, 2025 - With Visual Look Up, you can identify and learn about architectural landmarks, popular statues, famous art, plants, pets, books, and more that appear in photos and images.
Asurion
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How to use Apple's improved Visual Look Up on iOS 18 | Asurion
1 week ago - If it has a star symbol around it, Visual Look Up is available. If not, try a photo that has more natural light and a distinguishing landmark or item. Tap Info > Look Up to access the feature. If you’re wondering how to search by image on your iPhone, look no further than Visual Look Up.
iOS 15: How to Use Visual Lookup in Photos to Identify Landmarks, Plants, and Pets | Page 2 | MacRumors Forums
Those feral greyhounds can tear up your garden. ... Open the Photos app on your iPhone and select a picture with a clearly defined subject, such as a flower or animal. Check the info ("i") icon at the bottom of the screen. If it has a little star over it, tap it – this indicates there's a Visual Lookup ... More on forums.macrumors.com
Visual Look up doesn’t work?
I think this is a geo-based feature, I'm from Colombia, and I have my phone's region is set to US, English language, never has worked. But every time I travel to the US it magically works, all of a sudden. More on reddit.com
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I found the fix. Settings>Search>Show related content and turn it on. Works now. More on reddit.com
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September 18, 2024Visual lookup technology - Apple Community
How does visual lookup (also known as image recognition) work. I’m guessing that there is a table of image types (plants, trees, rocks, statues, etc.) in iOS and that once you opt to recognize the specific image in your photo that the iOS connects to a database for that type of image and lists what it is or the choices. Am I correct on this? Thanks. ... Visual Intelligence on existing photos? On my iPhone ... More on discussions.apple.com
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Look up what's in a photo with your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
September 15, 2025 - Or in Safari, tap Look Up in the options menu. Tap the icon that appears in the photo or below the photo. For example, you might see a dog icon for dogs 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.
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iOS 15: How to Use Visual Lookup in Photos to Identify Landmarks, Plants, and Pets | Page 2 | MacRumors Forums
July 8, 2021 - Check the info ("i") icon at the bottom of the screen. If it has a little star over it, tap it – this indicates there's a Visual Lookup you can examine. Tap the little icon in the center of the photo to bring up the Lookup search results.
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r/ios on Reddit: Visual Look up doesn’t work?
September 24, 2023 -
Running iOS17, set location and language to the English (US), even using a VPN set to the US I get nothing, just the standard information symbol.
Language was previously set to English (UK) and UK region
Is there something I haven’t turned on? Even checking against a very clear picture of a dog with nothing else in frame it just doesn’t do anything.
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I think this is a geo-based feature, I'm from Colombia, and I have my phone's region is set to US, English language, never has worked. But every time I travel to the US it magically works, all of a sudden.
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This may be the reason why it's not working for you: In order to enable Visual Look Up, you have to enable the "Show in Look Up" setting under "content from apple" in your "Siri & Search" settings. It took me forever to learn this as well, but this setting needs to be turned on in order for this to work. Hopefully this helps!
Tom's Guide
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7 best ways to use your iPhone's awesome Visual Look Up feature | Tom's Guide
November 12, 2023 - Visual Look Up is Apple's version of Google Lens, built right into your iPhone. What that means is it can intelligently scan your photos and videos to detect subjects and look them up for you online.
The Mac Observer
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How to Fix Visual Lookup Not Working on iPhone | Quick Guide
September 12, 2025 - Visual Look Up is linked with Siri. It draws information from Siri Knowledge, Maps, and photos available on the internet. You need to enable the Look Up toggle in Siri settings on your iPhone to use the Visual Look Up feature.
TechRadar
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How to use Visual Look Up on iPhone: identify pets, plants, laundry tags, and more | TechRadar
November 5, 2023 - It debuted as part of iOS 15, and was initially capable of identifying things like animals, paintings, books, and landmarks. TechRadar’s US editor in chief, Lance Ulanoff, has found the feature a useful tool for identifying plants, while others have used Visual Look Up to add their pets to their iPhone’s People gallery.
Reddit
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r/ios on Reddit: Visual lookup not working in iOS18
September 18, 2024 -
Ever since installing iOS 18 visual lookup seems to no longer be available on my 13 Pro Max. Pulling down on a photo used to identify plants, animals, landmarks etc. that feature is now missing for me. Anyone else?
Michael Tsai
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Michael Tsai - Blog - Opting Out of Visual Look Up and iCloud Photos
January 22, 2025 - To disable Visual Lookup on iOS 18 I think the appropriate place is Settings > Search > disable Show Related Content. In iOS 17 it was at Settings > Siri and Search > scroll down to Content from Apple > Look Up (according to this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/255694569 )
Apple Community
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Visual lookup technology - Apple Community
February 18, 2023 - How does visual lookup (also known as image recognition) work. I’m guessing that there is a table of image types (plants, trees, rocks, statues, etc.) in iOS and that once you opt to recognize the specific image in your photo that the iOS connects to a database for that type of image and lists what it is or the choices. Am I correct on this? Thanks. ... Visual Intelligence on existing photos? On my iPhone 16 pro I have the camera control button which I can use to use visual intelligence as a feature of Apple Intelligence.
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Learn how to use Visual Look Up to get information about subjects in a photo like pets, plants, landmarks, art, and more. To learn more about this topic, vis...
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Everything You Should Know About Enhanced Visual Search on Your iPhone - CNET
June 19, 2025 - Enhanced Visual Search sends photo data from your iPhone to an Apple servers in an effort to help you better find pictures in your photo library. It's turned on by default, but you can turn the feature off in a few easy steps if you're worried ...
Apple Community
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Visual Lookup in Photos app not working a… - Apple Community
Thank you. The show related content restored my visual content look up. i had to turn off my phone after I turned on the “show related content “ to make it work. i have iPhone 15 plus but when the iOS updated to 18.3.1 the visual look up was lost.
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How to use Visual Look Up on iPhone and iPad
August 8, 2025 - Learn how to use Visual Look Up on iPhone or iPad for reverse image search and identify objects around you with ease. Discover this powerful feature now!
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How to turn off Enhanced Visual Search for Photos on iPhone or iPad - iPhone Discussions on AppleInsider Forums
February 19, 2025 - Apple's Enhanced Visual Search (EVS) is a new ML-based technology in iOS 18, iPadOS, and macOS Sequoia. Using EVS you can search for geographical landmarks in photos, even if the images don't contain any geolocation info such as GPS or EXIF metadata.
Groovy Post
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How to Use Visual Look Up on Your iPhone
January 9, 2025 - Note that the feature may be sharing photo data you don’t want. So, make sure to stop your iPhone from sharing data with Apple’s global index. You can use Visual Look Up on most photos and videos stored in the Photos app.
Apple Community
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Visual Look Up is missing after latest up… - Apple Community
December 5, 2024 - Visual Look Up broken on iOS 18 On iPhone 15 Pro Max the Visual Look Up feature in the Photos app is not available after iOS 18 update. It IS available and working on my iPad after update.
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The Ultimate Guide to Using Visual Look Up on iPhone
September 2, 2025 - Visual Look Up is a powerful feature that enhances your iPhone's ability to recognize objects, locations, plants, animals, and more from photos. With just a few taps, Visual Look Up uses AI-powered image recognition to provide additional details, ...
MacRumors
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Here's What's New With Visual Intelligence in iOS 26 | MacRumors Forums
June 13, 2025 - Highlight to Search With Highlight to Search for Visual Intelligence onscreen content awareness, you can use a finger to draw over the object in the screenshot that you want to look up.