How to Find Recipes from Photos on iPhone

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The iPhone Photos app can identify people, different animal species, landmarks, and even recipes! Many people already like to photograph their meals before digging in. With iOS 17, a snap of your lunch will not only preserve the memory, but it can help you recreate it by suggesting a similar recipe.

Why You’ll Love This Tip:

• Recreate your favorite restaurant meals at home from a picture you took last week or years ago using Apple’s Visual Lookup.
• Discover new recipes that you know you’ll love by browsing through your digital photo albums.
• Download or screenshot a photo of a friend's meal or a restaurant menu, and your iPhone will help you recreate it at home.

How to Find Recipes from Photos Using Visual Lookup

Your iPhone can look up similar recipes based on a photo you've taken of a meal. It doesn't matter if you take a photo, screenshot one on social media, or download one from the internet; you can use your iPhone's Visual Lookup to discover a similar recipe. For more iPhone tips, check out our free Tip of the Day newsletter. To discover similar recipes of photographed meals:

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1. Locate a photo of a meal in your Photos app and tap it to open it.
   
   
2. Tap the i icon.
   
   
3. Tap Look Up Food.
   
   
4. You’ll see a list of recipes. Tap Show More to see more options.
   
   
5. Swipe up and scroll to see the different options based on cooking time, calories, and serving size.
   
   
6. Tap one to go to the recipe.
   
   

Now you know how to discover new recipes similar to the meals you’ve had or seen simply by searching your Photos app. Next, learn how to tag cats and dogs in your People album in the Photos app.