Get information about food, plants, animals, landmarks, etc., or take quick actions like adding an event from a flyer to your calendar using the new Siri integration in the iOS 27 Camera app.
iOS 27 adds a new “Siri” tab to the Camera app that lets you point your iPhone at an object and get more information about it. This is just an extension of the Visual Intelligence feature available on iPhone 15 Pro and later since iOS 18.2.
So, if you’re on a strict diet and crave something else, you can quickly point your iPhone at the food item, and Apple Intelligence will give you more information about its nutrition. Similarly:
- If you point the camera at a flyer in a foreign language, Apple Intelligence will translate it for you.
- In case it has a date, time, place, or other details, you’ll get a suggestion to add it as a calendar event.
- If the object has a phone number, you’ll be prompted to add it to a contact.
- If there is an address, Maps will prompt you to open it there.
- and so on…
Before you begin, make sure the new Siri, and by extension Apple Intelligence, is set up on your iPhone.
Ask Siri about an object in the iPhone camera app
1) Update your iPhone 15 Pro or later to iOS 27 (currently in beta).
2) Open the Apple Camera app and switch to the Siri tab.
3) Point your camera at an item, and in a couple of seconds you should see a yellow message on the screen identifying the item. If you don’t see it, tap the Siri button.
4) Apple Intelligence will process and give you more information about it. Depending on the item, the interface may differ slightly, but you’ll still get the information.
5) If you have a specific question or need further information, tap the comment icon on the left and type your query.
6) Tap the image search icon on the lower right to search the web for similar content.
Note that this feature doesn’t work with everything, and in some cases, the answer may not be detailed, even when the image is clear, as shown in the screenshot below.
What do you think of this? Will having a Siri tab in the Camera app make you use it as opposed to triggering Visual Intelligence using Camera Control on the Action button?
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