Apple`s new Live Text feature for iOS 15 requires A12 Bionic chip
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That 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...