A Killer Feature in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15

by **bdahm** Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:22 pm

There are a lot of cool features in iOS 15, but perhaps the biggest standout and the one most people will use a lot is called Live Text. This feature lets you use the camera or a photo that you have already taken and copy any text that appears on it and paste it into another application such as Notes. And it's super easy to do.

Here is a YouTube video, which explains and demonstrates that feature. This video was made after WWDC 2021, but before the release of iOS 15 and iPadOS, so he will mention such things as the public beta, which preceded the actual release. Everything works the same, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wAjFVjZSVg

I'm also supplying a link to an article in 9to5Mac, which also provides further illustration as to how this feature works.

https://9to5mac.com/2021/09/21/how-iphone-live-text-ocr-works-in-ios-15/

You will need an iPhone later than the iPhone X to use this feature. Give it a try.

-Bill