How to turn off Enhanced Visual Search for Photos on iPhone or iPad

AppleInsider
Feb 18, 2025, 10:54 pm223 pts
The Enhanced Visual Search in the iOS Photos app sends encrypted, anonymized data from photos to Apple. Here's what that means and how to turn it off. Apple's Enhanced Visual Search scans photos for landmarks. Apple's Enhanced Visual Search (EVS) is a new ML-based technology in iOS 18, iPadOS, and macOS…

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