Use Live Text with the iPhone camera
On iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later, Camera can copy and share text, open websites, compose emails, and make phone calls from text that appears within the camera frame.
Open Camera, then position iPhone so the text appears within the camera frame.
After the yellow frame appears around detected text, tap
.
Swipe or use grab points to select text, then do any of the following:
Copy Text: Copy text to paste into another app such as Notes or Messages.
Select All: Select all the text within the frame.
Look Up: Search text on the web.
Translate: Translate text.
Share: Share text using AirDrop, Messages, Mail, or other available options.
To go to a website, make a call, or start an email, tap the website, phone number, or email address on the screen.
Tap
to return to Camera.
Live Text isn’t available in all regions or languages. See the iOS and iPadOS Feature Availability website.