The latest iOS 18.2 brings the much-awaited Visual Intelligence feature that uses on-device intelligence to help you learn about your surroundings. Some people think Visual Intelligence is available on all devices compatible with the Apple Intelligence system, while others believe that it’s exclusive to iPhone Pro models. If you’re also confused about the Visual Intelligence compatibility, you’ve landed at the right place. In this article, we’ll discuss about Visual Intelligence-compatible iPhones. Let’s begin!
Does the iPhone 15 Pro or 15 Pro Max have Visual Intelligence?
The answer is no. The iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max doesn’t have Visual Intelligence. This is because Visual Intelligence uses the new Camera Control button which isn’t present on the iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max. Except for the Camera Control button, there’s no other way to activate and use Visual Intelligence on iPhone. In short, Apple has restricted this new Apple Intelligence feature to the latest iPhone 16 models.
Visual Intelligence Compatible iPhones
Visual Intelligence is an Apple Intelligence feature that’s exclusive to all iPhone 16 models. This feature uses the new iPhone 16 Camera Control button and on-device intelligence to discover anything that your camera points to. For instance, when you point the camera to a cafe or retail store, Visual Intelligence will show details like open hours, menus, ratings, reviews, and more.
Since the camera Control button is available across the entire iPhone 16 series, Visual Intelligence is available on iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. No other model, not even the iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max offers the Visual Intelligence feature.
To activate Visual Intelligence, simply press and hold down the Camera Control button on your iPhone running iOS 18.2.
What Can You Do with Visual Intelligence?
You can do a lot with the Visual Intelligence feature on the iPhone 16 series. First, you can discover more about places in your camera’s viewfinder. Second, you can take a photo from the Visual Intelligence interface and then generate a summary of the written text. Third, Visual Intelligence shows a “Read Aloud” button so you can ask Siri to read the text for you. Next up, Apple lets you Translate text, send emails, and make phone calls from the information captured in the Visual Intelligence interface. Furthermore, you can also ask ChatGPT for more information or search Google for images. That’s not all. You can also scan QR codes, go to website links, detect & save contact information, create calendar events, and do much more.
