Unable to copy text from screenshot on iPhone 18 pro max

Do you see a Live Text logo on the screenshot?

(That's a small circle around a corner-bracketed stack of three horizontal lines.)

If you do see one and it is white, tap it to turn it blue and activate the text for selection and copying.

If you don't see a Live Text icon at all, you may need to enable Live Text.

[Alternatively, you may just need to power off (not just lock) your phone and power it back on. For some reason, my iPhone 18 Pro Max needed an extra reboot at that level before it would show the icon despite the feature being enabled.]

Happening to me too. I’ve toggled the setting off and on (it wasn’t off), closed and reopened the apps, restarted my phone… no change.

I’ve turned my phone off and back on and it still wont work. I can’t copy any text from any photos.