Visual Intelligence
Help people search and act on what they see, using your app's content.
Introduced
2025
WWDC25
Kind
Framework
Runs on
Get it from
iOS
26.0+
iPadOS
26.0+
Mac Catalyst
macOS
27.0+
tvOS
visionOS
watchOS
Overview
Visual intelligence lets people point the camera at something, or look at what's on screen, and find information about it. Your app can offer matching results and open straight to the right place.
You describe your content with App Intents, and the system calls your app when there's something it can help with.
Camera and screen
Search what's in front of you or on your display.
Your results
Offer matching content from your app.
Deep links
Open straight to the right place in your app.
App Intents
Describe your content once, reuse it everywhere.
History
How it grew up.
2024
Camera Control
Visual intelligence debuts with the iPhone 16 lineup.
2025
Framework
Apps can provide results for the first time.
2026
More devices
Works with what's on screen on Mac and iPad.