How to use Live Text in iOS 16.1

Date:
Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:30:42 +0000

Description:
Heres how to grab text from images and videos using Live Text.

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iOS 16.1 has arrived, and it comes packing a variety of new features
including Live Activitities, iCloud Shared Photo Library, and new collaboration tools.

Its not all about new features, though, and the update also brings a huge update to iOS 15s excellent Live Text feature that arrived last year.

The clever feature became incredibly useful since its inception, letting
users grab phone numbers, addresses, and plenty more from images. The good news is that this year its getting even better heres whats new for Live
Text, and how to use it, in iOS 16. What is Live Text and whats new in iOS 16.1? (Image credit: Future)

Live Text, in its simplest form, lets you manipulate text found within an image. Whether youve taken a photo of a great looking restaurant menu, or
took a photo of a business card so you wont forget it, iOS Live Text will let you copy the text out and use it to send a message, create a note, use an email address, or make a call.

This is done using on-device intelligence, but that does mean that youll need an iPhone XS, XR or later.

Itll also work on iPad, although with iPadOS 16 being delayed, youll have to use the iOS 15 features for now.

If you have an iPhone capable of running iOS 16, though, the headline new feature for Live Text this year is the addition of pulling text from video content.

The idea is that if you pause, for example, an educational video, and need to pull down some of the data to add it to your notes, you can do so by pausing the video and highlighting the text.

Another big new feature is the inclusion of Quick Actions for Live Text. This allows you to take a photo of text in another language, for example, and instantly translate.

Other quick actions available include starting an email when finding an email address, calling phone numbers, converting currency and plenty more. How to use Live Text in iOS 16

iOS 16s Live Text works in much the same way as it did in iOS 15, only with the addition of being able to use the same technique to extract text from a video still. Use Live Text in the camera (Image credit: Future)

In the iOS Camera app, hold your device so that the text is clearly visible
on your screen and tap the icon that looks like a barcode scanner in the corner of the viewfinder.

Doing so brings up the Live Text overlay, and lets you highlight parts of the text shown. You can also tap the Copy All Quick Action in the corner, which will copy all of the text to your clipboard so you can paste it into an app immediately. (Image credit: Future)

In the example above, you can see that Live Text gets a little muddled thinking the image is upside down, but copying the text will, naturally, revert it to the correct orientation. Use Live Text in the Photos app (Image credit: Future)

The same process applies to images and videos in the Photos app. Simply tap the aforementioned Barcode button and youll get the option to Copy All or highlight individual parts of the text.

This can be particularly helpful if you havent got time to hover and copy
down some information simply grab a photo or video, and come back to it in your own time. Use Live Text in the Translate app (Image credit: Future)

One of the big additions in iOS 16 is being able to access Live Text through the impressive Translate app. If youve not used the app before, youll find it in your App Library, or via a Spotlight search.

Once youre in, theres a new option at the bottom of the screen to open the camera. It wont translate in real-time insofar as youll need to take a photo, but the app does work incredibly quickly.

You can pick the language after the fact, too, meaning if you need to translate a phrase into multiple languages, you can do so with ease.



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