Ultimate iPhone travel hack everyone should know before going abroad on holiday

ANYONE with an iPhone should learn a genius travel hack to translate foreign languages.

Your iPhone camera has a built-in feature that can instantly decipher signs, menus and instructions.

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It's an easy trick that makes holidaying in foreign-language destinations much simpler.

First, make sure you're using the latest version of iOS – in this case, iOS 15.6.1.

To check, go to Settings > General > Software Update.

Now launch your usual camera app and point it at something written in a foreign language – like a menu.

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If you just want to test it out, try Googling a photo of a French restaurant menu or a German sign on another screen.

Frame the words correctly and you'll notice a yellow box appearing around the edges of the text.

Now in the bottom-right corner of the iPhone camera, tap on the small box with lines inside of it.

This will bring up a submenu that lets you complete actions for the text.

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You may need to tap on an arrow to expand this menu.

For instance, it's possible to copy and paste the text.

But if it's worked, you'll also see an option for Translate.

Tap that and you'll be taken to a pop-up screen that translates everything you're seeing into your language of choice – like English, for instance.

You can copy and paste the translation into a different app.

And you can change to any of Apple's supported languages.

You can save a translation as a favourite, which will send it to the Apple Translate app.

Open you can also open a translation in the Translate app where you get more options.

This feature also works with photos that you've already taken.

If an image in your Photos has foreign-language text, tap the square with lines inside to translate it, then tap Translate.

Sadly, not all iPhone models can use the image translation feature.

You'll need one of the following phones:

• iPhone SE (2nd gen or later)
• iPhone XR
• iPhone XS
• iPhone XS Max
• iPhone 11
• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone 12 Mini
• iPhone 12
• iPhone 12 Pro
• iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 13 Mini
• iPhone 13
• iPhone 13 Pro
• iPhone 13 Pro Max

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It will also be possible on the upcoming iPhone 14 models, expected to launch in early September.

And the feature will still be available when the new iOS 16 update drops in a few weeks.

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