How to Fix Live Text Not Working on iPhone and iPad in iOS 15
Live Text not working on iPhone or iPad? It’s a shame, because it’s one of the most important new features in iOS 15! It allows you to recover text from camera and images found on your iPhone. You can copy the rich content or perform quick actions like call, send emails, find directions, and more.
Live text not available on iPhone
First of all, you should know that the feature is not available on all iOS 15 compatible devices. Unfortunately, due to hardware limitations, iPhone X or earlier models may not be able to recognize rich text .
Supported iPhones
To make it clear, below is a list of all iPhone models that support Live Text. The minimum requirement is the A12 bionic chip:
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max
- iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhones not compatible
IOS 15 devices that are NOT supported with Live Text are:
- iPhone SE (first generation)
- iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus.
- iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus.
- iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus.
- iPhone X.
Live text not showing on iPad
Second, also know that for the moment this feature is exclusive to iOS 15! It is NOT available on iPadOS 15, so you cannot find it in the iPad settings!
How to Fix Live Text Not Working
If you have a compatible iPhone, updated it to the public version of iOS 15, and you don’t see Live Text, perform the following troubleshooting options:
1. Change the language of the iPhone
In fact, there is one more limitation that you must pass. According to Apple, Live Text is currently only supported in English, Chinese, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Spanish!
If your iPhone is not configured for one of the above languages, you need to change the settings to get the live text:
How? ‘Or’ What: To research Settings -> General -> Language and region -> iPhone language and select one of the supported dialects from the list!
2. Enable live text for photos
Then you need to make sure the feature is turned on. Because you are already in the Language and region settings, you will find the Live Text option at the bottom of the screen.
Activate it! This will allow you to select text in images to copy or perform quick actions.!
3. Enable live text for camera
You should also enable this feature for content displayed in real time by the Camera app:
How? ‘Or’ What: Open Settings and press Camera. Enable live text!
4. Relaunch the Camera app
If you have reached this step and the issue is still not resolved, your iPhone may have a temporary problem. I recommend that you force close the Camera app from the App Switcher. Relaunch it and see if the LiveText icon has become available!
5. Restart the iPhone
The next step is to restart your iOS 15 device. A fresh start will eliminate minor issues and the “three lines framed by the viewfinder” icon might start appearing in the lower right corner of the screen.
How? ‘Or’ What: You can just turn the iPhone off and on again or use the force restart trick available here!
Have you successfully fixed Live Text not working on iPhone? Did any of the tips above help you? Do you have a better solution? Use the comments section to share your comments.
Related: Other common iOS 15 issues are:
– The storage bug shows incorrect estimates.
– The silent mode bug mutes the sound of some third-party apps.