How can I disable Apple's Enhanced Visual Search on iPhone?
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iAsk • December 29, 2024 at 9:17pm
I want to turn off the Enhanced Visual Search feature that uploads landmarks from my photos to Apple's servers for identification.
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iClarified • December 29, 2024 at 9:21pm
The Enhanced Visual Search feature allows you to search for photos using landmarks or points of interest.
Apple says your device privately matches places in your photos to a global index it maintains on its servers. The feature applies homomorphic encryption and differential privacy, and uses an OHTTP relay that hides your IP address. This allegedly prevents Apple from learning about the information in your photos.
You can turn off Enhanced Visual Search on your iOS or iPadOS device by going to Settings > Apps > Photos. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General.
More details here:
www.iclarified.com/95961/apple-enables-enhanced-visual-search-without-user-consent-raising-privacy-alarms
Apple says your device privately matches places in your photos to a global index it maintains on its servers. The feature applies homomorphic encryption and differential privacy, and uses an OHTTP relay that hides your IP address. This allegedly prevents Apple from learning about the information in your photos.
You can turn off Enhanced Visual Search on your iOS or iPadOS device by going to Settings > Apps > Photos. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General.
More details here:
www.iclarified.com/95961/apple-enables-enhanced-visual-search-without-user-consent-raising-privacy-alarms
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wega7 • June 18, 2025 at 2:51am
Disable Visual Lookup in Photos
While there is no individual toggle just labeled "Visual Lookup Geometry Dash SubZero," you can limit its server-side features by doing the following:
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security
Select Photos
Check which apps have access, and limit access if needed.
While there is no individual toggle just labeled "Visual Lookup Geometry Dash SubZero," you can limit its server-side features by doing the following:
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security
Select Photos
Check which apps have access, and limit access if needed.
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wega7 • June 18, 2025 at 2:51am
Apple claims that the analysis of images for Visual Lookup is done on-device first, and only certain matched items (e.g. landmarks, plants, or pets) may be sent in a privacy-preserving way to Apple’s servers for identification. However, if you prefer not to participate at all, disabling the Siri Suggestions and related Look Up features is the closest way to prevent it.