{"id":12534,"date":"2025-07-15T21:05:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T21:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/12534\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T21:05:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T21:05:03","slug":"iphone-screenshots-are-getting-three-powerful-new-features-in-ios-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/12534\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone screenshots are getting three powerful new features in iOS 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Screenshots in iOS 26 are changing in a big way, with new powers that will provide more reasons than ever to take a screenshot on your iPhone. Here\u2019s what\u2019s new. <\/p>\n

Visual intelligence offers new reasons to take screenshots in iOS 26<\/p>\n

Historically, there have been two main reasons to take a screenshot on your iPhone:<\/p>\n

To save an image for later<\/p>\n

Or to share an image with someone else<\/p>\n

But iOS 26 is going to add three more to the list.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because on Apple Intelligence-compatible devices<\/a>, screenshots are getting a visual intelligence upgrade in iOS 26 that adds three brand new capabilities.<\/p>\n

Each visual intelligence feature lets you take action on a screenshot\u2019s contents in different ways. Here\u2019s what\u2019s coming.<\/p>\n

#1: Add to Calendar<\/p>\n

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Scroll across info for an upcoming event? In iOS 26, you can snap a screenshot and see a new option at the bottom: Add to Calendar.<\/p>\n

Rather than needing to manually add events to your calendar, this new button will extract the details of the captured event and auto-populate a new calendar entry. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s left for you to do? Just tap to confirm.<\/p>\n

#2: Image Search with Google, Etsy, more<\/p>\n

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Image Search is another powerful new screenshot tool in iOS 26. <\/p>\n

Snap a screenshot and you\u2019ll see an option in the bottom-right corner to do a search of similar images.<\/p>\n

Often you\u2019ll see Google powering this feature, but Apple says<\/a> it\u2019s even broader than that:<\/p>\n

Users can\u2026search Google, Etsy, or other supported apps to find similar images and products. If there\u2019s an object a user is especially interested in, like a lamp, they can highlight it to search for that specific item or similar objects online.<\/p>\n

Shopping is definitely going to be a popular use case for the new Image Search feature.<\/p>\n

#3: Ask ChatGPT<\/p>\n

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Have a question about what\u2019s in your screenshot? Now you can ask ChatGPT about it.<\/p>\n

A new \u2018Ask\u2019 button in the bottom-left corner of the screenshot interface invokes OpenAI\u2019s assistant. You can type out any question you\u2019d like, and ChatGPT will analyze the image and respond accordingly.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s even an option to highlight a specific part of a screenshot that you want to ask ChatGPT about. No need to crop an image first to get a more precise response.<\/p>\n

Screenshot features in iOS 26: wrap-up<\/p>\n

Visual intelligence has grown increasingly useful<\/a> as a camera feature, but integrating the Apple Intelligence feature into screenshots should make it far more popular. <\/p>\n

Plus, if this past year\u2019s steady improvement of visual intelligence in iOS 18 is any indication, we\u2019re likely to see new iOS 26 screenshot powers added over time, too.<\/p>\n

What do you think of the new screenshot features in iOS 26? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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