If we talk about artificial intelligence applied to the iPhone, it is reasonable to think of the new Apple Intelligence, already in beta. However, as we said last year, there is much Artificial intelligence hidden in the iPhone for years and with iOS 18 it wasn’t going to be any less.
Among the great novelties of this future update, there is a complete redesign of the ‘Photos’ application that, among other things, improves what was already a powerful search engine. Thus, we find a very interesting function for Locate tickets, receipts and invoices on any iPhone it’s compatible. There’s even a dedicated album.
How to Find Receipts with iOS 18 in Seconds
Unlike what happens with Apple Intelligence, which is only compatible with the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max due to hardware issues, the feature we are referring to in this article is present even on an iPhone XR or XSwhich models does iOS 18 compatibility start from. Of course, also in the following models.
The functionality itself concerns gather in a single album all the photographs we have taken of a ticket or an invoice. While it is true that with iOS 17 there was already some possibility of locating these elements, it is now much simpler, if possible.
New dedicated receipts section in the “More Items” section of the “Photos” app in iOS 18
There is even three ways to find these documents. First, use the search engine of the “Photos” app and add keywords that you know are included in the ticket, such as “invoice”, the name of one of the items or the establishment where you bought it. The second is to search directly for “ticket” or “invoice”. And the third, which is the best of all, is to access the album dedicated to receipts that you will find at the bottom of the app once the update to iOS 18.
This feature is part of the “Live Text” function that debuted with iOS 15. It is a mechanism that Apple introduces natively into the system to be able to analyze all the text that appears in the photographs. By federating certain elements of the tickets, this AI (because yes, it is an AI) is able to differentiate between purchase tickets and invoices.
This way, it doesn’t matter if you lost the ticket or don’t have it with you. It may not be enough to make a return or exchange, as many stores still require the original paper receipt, but it will help if you want to memorize an amount or something similar. So it is It is advisable to always take pictures of receipts.. You will never lose them again.
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