{"id":279433,"date":"2026-02-11T22:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/279433\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T22:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:50:10","slug":"ios-26-gave-screenshots-a-hidden-power-ive-started-using-a-lot-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/279433\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26 gave screenshots a hidden power I\u2019ve started using a lot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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iOS 26 brings visual intelligence to screenshots, enabling several new features<\/a>. But there\u2019s one I only recently discovered that solves the common problem of plain text URLs you can\u2019t easily tap to open.<\/p>\n

iOS 26 can turn plain text URLs into tappable links via screenshots<\/p>\n

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Have you ever encountered a URL online that you wanted to open, but it\u2019s in plain text with no easy way to copy\/paste?<\/p>\n

For me, this commonly happens when browsing Instagram. Since the social network doesn\u2019t allow hyperlinks in captions or replies, you\u2019ll typically see one of two things:<\/p>\n

\u201cLink in profile\u201d<\/p>\n

or a plain text URL that\u2019s inconvenient to use<\/p>\n

The latter has become less common in the last couple years, but I still encounter it on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

And in iOS 26, Apple has added a very convenient solution.<\/p>\n

Take a screenshot, and thanks to Apple\u2019s new visual intelligence AI feature, your iPhone will provide a hyperlinked version of the URL that you can open with one tap.<\/p>\n

iOS 26 uses AI to detect the URL in your screenshot, then at the bottom of the screen provides a tappable link for your convenience.<\/p>\n

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To benefit from this feature, you need an AI-compatible iPhone like an iPhone 17, iPhone 16, or an iPhone 15 Pro model.<\/p>\n

By default, screenshots in iOS 26 take you straight to the fullscreen UI where you\u2019ll see this link at the bottom. <\/p>\n

But if you\u2019ve opted to revert to the iOS 18 behavior<\/a> of screenshots only appearing as a small thumbnail in the bottom-left corner, you\u2019ll need to first tap that thumbnail to load the fullscreen view.<\/p>\n

Did you know this screenshot feature existed in iOS 26? How has it been working for you? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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