Read aloud text and labels around you using Magnifier on iPhone
On supported models and for selected languages, you can use the Magnifier app to point to any text or interactive labels in your environment to have your iPhone read them out loud.
![The Magnifier screen in Detection Mode showing the Point and Speak feature.](https://help.apple.com/assets/65E21662495F1A6C8701F50A/65E21663EF8273BE1D0C2734/en_US/c466ce96bfa2273eaf6041844839aff8.png)
Important: Detection Mode should not be relied on in high-risk or emergency situations, in circumstances where you may be harmed or injured, or for navigation.
Read all text captured on the Magnifier screen
On supported models and for selected languages, you can use the Magnifier app to identify and read out loud all the text that’s visible in the field of view of your iPhone camera.
Open the Magnifier app
on your iPhone.
Tap
to go to Detection Mode.
Tap
, then aim your lens at whatever you want read aloud.
Point to speak interactive labels
On supported models and for selected languages, you can use the Magnifier app to point to any interactive labels in your environment to have your iPhone speak their text out loud.
When several knobs or buttons have small text labels, you can use Point and Speak, and your iPhone will read the text so you can tell them apart. You can use this for objects with text labels such as:
Digital screens, like grocery self-checkouts
Keypads
Folders in a file cabinet
Household appliances
ATMs
Open the Magnifier app
on your iPhone.
Tap
to go to Detection Mode.
Tap
, aim your lens at whatever you want read aloud, then point your finger to identify which text to read.
To change how you point to a label, while in Detection Mode tap (in the top-left corner), tap Point and Speak, then below Location, tap Under (to read text under your fingertip) or Above (to read text directly above your finger).
Text Detection and Point and Speak work with VoiceOver. See Turn on and practice VoiceOver on iPhone.