One of the new elements in the iOS 16 update for iPhone is the expansion of Live Text support to perform all sorts of quick actions, such as copying text from photos and paused frames of videos, translating foreign languages, and converting foreign currencies.

Currency conversion is a useful tool to avoid losing big money on overpriced deals, especially if you travel abroad a lot. In this post, we’ll show you how to perform currency conversion using the Camera app on your iPhone.

Below you will find two methods for currency conversion. We recommend the first method as it gives you a bit more information than the second.

Please note: This feature is only available on iPhones or iPads running iOS 16 (currently in beta).