To perform an image search on an iPhone, you have several effective methods depending on what kind of search you want:
1. Use Visual Look Up (Built-in iPhone Feature)
- Open the Photos app and select a photo.
- If Visual Look Up is available, you will see a sparkle icon on the Info (i) button.
- Tap the Info button, then tap "Look Up."
- Your iPhone will identify objects in the photo such as landmarks, plants, animals, or food and provide related information and similar images from the web
2. Reverse Image Search Using Safari and Google Images
- Save the image you want to search for to your iPhone’s Photos.
- Open Safari and go to images.google.com.
- Request the desktop version of the site by tapping the "AA" icon in the address bar and selecting "Request Desktop Website."
- Tap the camera icon in the Google Images search bar.
- Choose to upload an image from your photo library.
- Select the image you saved and Google will perform a reverse image search showing similar images and related info
3. Reverse Image Search Using the Google App
- Open the Photos app and tap and hold the image you want to search.
- Without lifting your finger, swipe up to go to the Home screen and open the Google app.
- Drag the image into the Google app's search box and release.
- Google will search using the image and show visually similar results
These methods allow you to identify objects in photos or find the source and related images on the web directly from your iPhone without needing a computer. Visual Look Up is great for quick identification within your photos, while Google reverse image search is useful for broader web-based image searches.
