Apple should take Visual Intelligence one step further – with Reminders
Summary
Apple's Visual Intelligence feature has evolved significantly with iOS 26, expanding from Camera Control to include screenshots. The publication highlights its usefulness and expresses hope for further enhancements in future updates.
Key Insights
What is Visual Intelligence in iOS 26 and how does it work with screenshots?
Visual Intelligence is an Apple Intelligence feature in iOS 26 that allows users to interact with content on their iPhone screen by taking screenshots. Once you take a screenshot, you can tap it to access Visual Intelligence controls, which enable you to summarize content, translate text, search for items visually on Google or Etsy, ask ChatGPT questions about the screenshot, or create calendar events from images like posters or email invitations. This on-screen capability complements the existing Camera Control feature, which uses Visual Intelligence to identify objects, plants, animals, and QR codes in real-world environments.
Why would integrating Visual Intelligence with Reminders be a useful enhancement?
While the search results do not contain the specific article proposing Visual Intelligence integration with Reminders, they demonstrate that Visual Intelligence already excels at extracting actionable information from screenshots—such as creating calendar events from posters and invitations. Extending this capability to Apple's Reminders app would allow users to quickly convert visual content into task items, similar to how they currently create calendar events. This would streamline task management by enabling users to capture reminders from screenshots, emails, or photos without manual text entry, building on Visual Intelligence's existing strength in identifying and extracting relevant details from visual content.