Photos used to show option for IDvia Google

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Photos used to show option for IDvia Google

Before I updated, photos in my albums could swipe up for more info AND an icon of a plant or bug or fog and I could get a search for identification. Where has that gone?

iPhone 13 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Nov 21, 2024 8:31 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 22, 2024 7:46 AM in response to LinWes

It's no longer an i with a star. Here

it's a little leaf with a star, because Photos found a plant. The info window looks like this:

In Settings>Apps>Photos, be sure to turn on Enhanced Visual Search.

In previous OSs, people complained about not being able to turn this off. So now, you may have to turn it on.

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Answer 2

Nov 22, 2024 8:08 AM in response to LinWes

LinWes wrote: … So basically this upgrade deleted a really useful function.

Well, clearly not, since I've shown it to you on my iPhone using iOS18. Did you look at the pictures I included?

How long has it been since you upgraded? It took several days for my phone to scan all my pictures and start Visual Lookup.

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Answer 3

LinWes Author

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Nov 21, 2024 8:56 PM in response to Zedairder

I used to get little icons in the "more info" at the bottom. No more icons. And no icon of the "i" circled with stars. I'm not happy that updating my IOS has lost this useful function in my photos app.

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