Live Text arrived with the introduction of iOS 15, revolutionizing the way iPhone users can copy, select, and take other actions with text on a photo. Now with iOS 16, the feature has made its way to videos as well, making your iPhone a little more useful.
Whether you’re trying to shoot a quick video of a billboard with a phone number you might need, or you happen to notice an important message in the background of an existing video, here’s a step-by-step guide to using Live Text via video.
1. Make the video.
Open the Camera app and swipe to the video feature. Make a video with some text in it.
2. Open the video and drop or drag it to a point where the text is clearly visible.
Now you can extract information from shaky video. Credit: Apple
You can only use Live Text in a video when you’re playing it, not when you’re still actively capturing the video in the Camera app. The video will also need to be paused before proceeding to the next step.
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3. Press and hold on the desired text until a blue color appears.
This feature can even capture blurry text like this. Credit: Apple
Similar to how text selection works normally in apps like Messages or Notes, you’ll be able to adjust the amount of text selected by moving the light blue bars on either side of the highlighted portion.
4. Now choose what to do with the selected text.
From here on, it’s just like using any other highlighted text. Credit: Apple
From there, do whatever you want with your Live Text – you can copy, select all, search, translate, search the web or share.
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