I compared Apple Visual Intelligence to Circle to Search, and the winner won't surprise you

iOS 26 Visual Intelligence Transforms Screenshots

Apple's Visual Intelligence just got a major upgrade in iOS 26, and honestly, it's about time. The original feature launched in iOS 18.2 as a Camera Control button that could describe your surroundings and translate text. Now Apple has extended Visual Intelligence in iOS 26 to work with content that's on your iPhone. Not a minor tweak, a shift in how you act on what you see, from shopping finds to event planning. What this means for the Apple e…

I compared Apple Visual Intelligence to Circle to Search, and the winner won't surprise you

I might be that annoying friend — the one who always wants to fact-check something. I’m not usually trying to be obnoxious, I just want to make sure I’m getting the correct information, especially when things are so easily faked right now (sorry, it’s true). Honestly, I’ve always been this way, and I think it started with a heavy reliance on Google Lens. Seriously, though, I used Google’s camera-based identifier for everything. Unfamiliar shoes?…