Mail Online:
We've all been there. All the pointing in the world can get you absolutely nowhere if you can't converse a few words in the native tongue of the country you're in.
But now, wild gesticulation and saying the word very loudly in English, often the preferred message of a Briton abroad, looks set to be a thing of the past, provided you have an iPhone of course.
A new app has been developed that instantly translates words viewed through the phone's camera from Spanish into English, and back again.
WordLens uses the iPhone's inbuilt camera to recognise text that is viewed through the lens. At the moment it only works with Spanish but further languages are expected to follow.
Introduced in iOS 17.1 and watchOS 10.1, NameDrop is a novel feature that facilitates the sharing of contact information between nearby iPhones and Apple Watches by holding them together.
WhatsApp introduces a breakthrough feature enabling iPhone users to share photos and videos in their original quality on the messaging platform.
According to a recent report, the iPhone 16 series might come with an additional hardware button.
