This section gives you step by step instructions on how to read aloud text found in the camera viewfinder in iOS 15, with pictures of the screens to help.
1. Tap the Settings icon on your Home screen to open the Settings app. Scroll down and tap Accessibility.
2. On the Accessibility screen, tap Spoken Content.
3. On the Spoken Content screen, tap the toggle switch for either Speak Selection or Speak Screen to turn it on, or enable both options if you prefer.
4. When you are happy with your settings, you can return to the Home screen by swiping up from the bottom of the screen or by pressing the Home button on devices with a physical Home button.
5. Open the Camera app . Choose Photo from the available camera options and point the camera at some text.
6. When the camera detects text, the Live Text button appears in the bottom-right corner of the viewfinder. The detected text is highlighted with yellow corners. Tap the Live Text button to select it. The “live” text will appear on top of the viewfinder.
7. To read the text aloud:
8. When you have finished, tap the Live Text button again to return to the viewfinder.
For more information on using Speak Screen see the article How to enable your device to read on-screen text aloud in iOS 15 on this website
For more information on using Speak Selection see the article How to use Speak Selection to read selected text aloud in iOS 15 on this website