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The Visual Intelligence Apple feature is the Google Lens iPhone alternative, letting you search an image via Google. You can do this super quickly using the Camera Control button as long as you have Apple Intelligence enabled on your iPhone. Learn more about this feature and if your iPhone can do it.

iOS 18.2 introduced an Artificial Intelligence feature to the Mail app that is supposed to identify the most important emails and bring them to the top of your inbox. If you are worried about AI's ability to prioritize your emails or simply prefer your old inbox accurately, we'll teach you how to toggle off Show Priority.

The best Apple Intelligence iPhone 16 feature is for sure Visual Intelligence! Often compared to Google Lens, iPhone’s version lets you take an image and search for it on Google. It is also possible to ask ChatGPT about the image, use it to summarize or read aloud photographed text, and more. We’ll teach you how to use Apple Visual Intelligence.

You can now use ChatGPT with iOS to make more complex requests, create images, rewrite text, and more. While Apple Intelligence is capable of doing many of these things already, ChatGPT allows your iPhone to push the AI a little further. Find out how to enable ChatGPT on iPhone.

Apple’s Image Playground can be used to create AI-generated artwork in seconds. You can even change the art style of any image you create. It’s all powered by Apple Intelligence and it’s very easy. Here’s how to use Image Playground on iOS 18 to change the art style of images.

Your Photos app has a facial recognition search feature that is used to identify different people and animals in your life. These are then automatically turned into Memories and show up as suggestions in the People & Pets album. If you notice that your iPhone is incorrectly identifying certain loved ones or not including them in your Memories, doing a quick reset can fix the issue!

In Episode 216, Cullen Thomas and Amy Spitzfaden-Both (filling in for Donna and David) give you the best gear of 2024, exploring highlights from the iPhone Life Buyer’s Guide, including our top-rated computer mice, phone cases, chargers, and more. We’ll help you pick the best tech for your holiday wish list!