Searching a specific image out of thousands of images is a tedious task. While macOS already had the option to caption photos for a quick search, iOS lacked this nifty tool until the arrival of iOS 14. So, no more hopping from one end of the photo library to the other just to choose a particular photo or video! Let me show you how you can add a caption to photos and videos in iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 to find them quickly.
Photos’ caption feature takes advantage of iCloud Photo Library to sync captions across iDevices including Mac. So, if you have enabled iCloud Photo Library on your iOS device, captions will sync across your devices linked with the same iCloud account. Additionally, you can also edit captions and even remove the ones that are no longer needed.
- Add Captions to Photos and Videos
- Search Captioned Images and Videos
- Edit or Remove Captions from Photos or Videos
Add Captions to Photos and Videos
- On your iPhone or iPad, launch the Photos app and then head over to the image you would like to caption.
Once you have added the captions, searching images becomes a breeze.
As mentioned above, you can edit caption as and when you want. The process is just as simple.
- Open Photos app on your iPhone or iPad and head over to the image.
So, that’s the straightforward way to use captions in iOS 14. It’s quite helpful and works effectively in finding an image. While I’m pleased with this feature, I would appreciate it if Apple also added the option to edit the metadata of images.
