Can’t ID plants in photos after iOS 18.0 update

OK, I figured out the problem. I was searching for "show related content" in the search bar. You have to instead scroll down to the "search" entry in the list (between home screen and Siri), click on that, and then you'll see the "show related content" button. Turn that on and it works.

I updated to iOS 18.0.1 and still am not able to id my plant!

where is “Show related content” pls?

I have both of those on and there’s no plant ID. I don’t have a “show related content” button. I’m running 18.0.1

I love that visual ID stuff. It works for me in iOS 18, but it took a day or two to catalog all the scans.

Check "Settings>Search>Show Related Content" and see if that's turned on.

How about Enhanced Visual Search-- is it turned on in Settings>apps >Photos? (Honestly, I don't know what these do-- but they sound relevant. Turning them on may still take time to work.)

I have Show content on plus Enhanced and it still does not work? Just an i for info and no result. I have switched my phone off twice. iPhone 15 Pro. I regret doing the 18 upgrade! Apple needs to sort this out.

My iphone13 pro doesn’t have Show Related Content. The Enhanced suggestion is turned on. Any ideas?

Settings App -

Search menu -

slider switch near the top of the screen “Show Related Content”

Had the problem, found the solution here just now. Yes it works.

iPhone 12 mini running iOS 18.0.1

I just updated to iOS 18.1 as well and still can’t ID either. But if you go to settings then search then show related content. Mine is on but it’s not making a difference for me.

This worked! I went to Apple Support and they didn’t even know to tell me this fix to get the plant identifier back after the upgrade to iOS 18! Yay!

I have everything turned on, in Siri, search and photos as suggested. I have turned all the sliders on and off and have restarted the phone - no luck. 15 pro max running 18.0. Annoying. Any other suggestions?

I’ve tried both of what you suggested and they’re already toggled on. I just did the recent update. I’m thinking it stopped with the update before. Any other suggestions?

RavynQ my 12 mini running iOS 18.1 started showing the "leaf" info icon under photos after I reenabled "Show Related Content" (see above comment) so I'm sure your 13 mini has the same capability. Maybe there is another setting that also needs to be enabled? Maybe you can find something that seems to be related in Settings->Camera or in Settings->Search->Camera. But at the very least maybe just shutdown and restart the phone to see if the problem resolves.

I also updated to 18.1.1 and my photos will not tell me the plant name anymore. I already have the "Ensure Show Featured Content and Enhanced Visual Search" on. I restarted my phone, I turned the settings off and on again. There is NO information in the (i) area for nam. I have an iPhone 14. I also do NOT see the show related content.

Any other ideas??

Thank you,

Richard.Taylor wrote:

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Check "Settings>Search>Show Related Content" and see if that's turned on.

How about Enhanced Visual Search-- is it turned on in Settings>apps >Photos?

(Honestly, I don't know what these do-- but they sound relevant. Turning them on may still take time to work.)

There are short explanations directly in the Settings.

• Turning on "enhanced visual Search" will allow Apple to compare the locations found on your device to Apple's global index of locations, so you can search your photos for known famous buildings and other landmarks.
• Turning on "Show Related Content" will allow the Photos.app to present the results of the AI in Photos in some collection, for example the Memories and suggested photos.