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?

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.

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’ve been aware for months of losing the plant identification feature in my Photos. Today I decided to search the web for answers.

I’m on a 14 Pro iPhone running iOS 18.3.2 and I checked that all the toggles mentioned in the helpful posts here are on. They are. When I tap the information button (i in a circle) there’s no option to search or to identify the plant. A lot of the posts here date from last fall, but this appears to still be an issue in March 2025.

This feature used to work well and I never asked for it to go away. I’m trying to understand if it’s possible to get it back and how to accomplish that.

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?

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 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,

Hi Guys. Here’s the thing. The plant ID feature was so cool and we all loved it! Right? So they removed it. Now there are several plant ID apps that you can get in the App Store. You have to pay for them! So, Apple gave us a great feature and then took it away so they can make even more money by selling apps to the plant ID companies. The thing about the plant ID apps is they can give you more information than you want in order to justify the cost to you. All I want is the name of the plant I’m looking at. Just the name, please. For that reason I have not downloaded a plant ID app.

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?