Apple's new Live Text feature for iOS 15 requires A12 Bionic chipThat means you'll need the iPhone XS, XR, or later.
What you need to know
Apple introduced a brand new Live Text feature to iOS 15.
It can read text in photos, letting you call numbers in photos, get directions, or record information quickly.
A clarification in Apple's announcement notes this will only work with iPhones that use the A12 Bionic chip onwards
Apple's highly-touted Live Text feature for iOS 15 will only work with iPhones that use its A12 Bionic chip or better, which means you'll need an iPhone from 2018 onwards to use it.
Apple announced iOS 15 at WWDC 2021 on Monday, with a slew of new software features and updates including Live Text. From Apple:
Live Text uses on-device intelligence to recognize text in a photo and allow users to take action. For example, users can search for and locate the picture of a handwritten family recipe, or capture a phone number from a storefront with the option to place a call. With the power of the Apple Neural Engine, the Camer...
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Apple's new Live Text feature for iOS 15 requires A12 Bionic chip
