How do I get the Visual Look Up star icon back on my iPhone 16 Pro Max?

I phone 16 pro max. . just replaced my phone and have turned something off as the visual look up no longer gives me the little star icon to identify plants etcy



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iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on May 19, 2025 11:24 PM

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Posted on May 21, 2025 6:51 AM

To show the results of visual search, Photos has to scan your entire Photos Library. It doesn't do the lookup when you hit the Info button-- scanning is done and properties are listed in the database for the whole thing. So it may take a couple of days for the results to show up. Scanning is done when the phone is on, locked, and plugged in.

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May 21, 2025 6:51 AM in response to andrew rendell

To show the results of visual search, Photos has to scan your entire Photos Library. It doesn't do the lookup when you hit the Info button-- scanning is done and properties are listed in the database for the whole thing. So it may take a couple of days for the results to show up. Scanning is done when the phone is on, locked, and plugged in.

May 21, 2025 7:33 AM in response to Richard.Taylor

I think you have not understood my problem. I will try to explain better. when I take a photo of a unknown flower there is a icon at the bottom with a information icon if the icon has a twinkle star next to it then you can get information such as what flower it is or breed of dog etc . but since changing to the pro max I no longer get this extra info. I think I may need to turn something back on?


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