Apple's iPad Camera app is getting a Siri tab that answers questions about what you point at, and a beta is out now for anyone willing to test it.
Apple is adding a Siri tab to the Camera app on supported iPads. Point the camera at something, and you can ask Siri AI about it. The feature arrives with iPadOS 27.3. Apple released a first test version in early November, and the public release is expected in December.
The new tab sits in the viewfinder next to photo, video and portrait modes. Swipe through the options until you reach Siri. It brings Visual Intelligence, Apple's tool for asking questions about what a camera sees, into the Camera app. Apple showed Siri AI at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June. A similar Siri mode is already in the camera app on supported iPhones.
Visual Intelligence is not new to iPads. Today, you start it by long-pressing the Camera Control button. You can also press the Action button if you have set it up for this and your iPad has one. The tab simply adds an easier route.
One thing sets the iPad version apart from the iPhone. Visual Intelligence on iPad works with Apple Pencil. Take a photo, draw a circle around an item with the Pencil, and Siri AI can tell you more about it. Engadget compares this to Google's Circle to Search feature.
Visual Intelligence runs on these tablets:
To get the beta, open Settings, then General, then Software Update. Tap Beta Updates and choose iPadOS 27 Public Beta. Go back to Software Update, and the iPadOS 27.3 beta should appear for install.
Beta software is unfinished, so bugs and errors are more likely. Make a full backup first, using iCloud, a Mac or a Windows PC. If that sounds like too much, waiting is fine. The public version is likely coming soon, and the Siri tab will be in the Camera app then.
If your iPad is supported, back it up before trying the iPadOS 27.3 beta, or wait for the public release expected in December.
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