AUGUST 2021 MACWORLD 73wherever you want.
But this works all over the operating
system, not just in the Camera app. You
can select text directly in existing photos,
search for text in them, and even select
text in images on the web. Live Text
recognizes this text just as it does native
text: Select a phone number and you can
call it with one tap. Select an address and
open it on a map.
While the Live Text system is the most
transformative thing, it’s not just for text.
The intelligent system can also recognize
pets and some other animals, objects in
nature, books, landmarks, and some
common objects.
WALLET
The Wallet app already does a lot, with
payment cards, transit cards, and tickets.
But it can’t replace your physical wallet yet.
Apple’s working to change that with some
big updates to Wallet.
CarKey was released back in iOS 13.6,
but doesn’t have a ton of support yet. With
iOS 15 it expands to include ultrawideband
(UWB) support, and some auto makers will
start supporting it at the end of 2021. But
Wallet will start to allow other kinds of
keys, like your home key (with supported
smart lock), work keys to enter your office
building, or hotel keys. All of this needs
support, of course, but Hyatt will start to
support keys in the Wallet app at over
1,000 properties later this year.
You still need your ID, though. Soon,
Wallet will be able to store a valid ID card.
In supported states, you’ll just scan your
driver’s license or state ID, and Wallet will
store a valid ID that you can use in place
of your physical one. It’s encrypted and
stored in the Secure Element, so nobody
ever collects that data (not even Apple).
The TSA is working to be one of the first to
support this new digital ID, so you can just
tap your iPhone and go.MESSAGE
As mentioned earlier, if someone sends
you content in Messages (photos, links,
music, news, podcasts), it will also appear
in the new Shared With You section in the
corresponding app. You don’t have to go
way back in a message thread to find that
link you want to open—just look in Safari’s
Shared With You section. If you know it’s
going to be important when you see it inIn supported
states, you’ll
be able to
store your
government-
issued ID in
Wallet.