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How iOS 17 lets you search your videos by sound

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson reveals the secret to searching the crowded camera roll on your iPhone with iOS 17 for videos by using keywords and sounds.

Have you ever wanted to find a specific video from your camera roll, but you couldn’t remember when or where you recorded it? 

Or maybe you have thousands of videos stored on your phone, and scrolling through them is a nightmare.

If you have iOS 17, you don’t have to worry about that anymore. IOS 17 has a new feature that lets you search your videos by keywords and sounds. Here's how to use this feature and why it’s so cool.

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How to search by keywords in your videos

Let’s say you’re looking for videos of your last biking trip. You don’t have to go through your albums or memories to find them. You can just use the search function in the Photos app. Here’s how:

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Now, you’ll see all the videos in your camera roll that contain a bike. It doesn’t matter if the bike is in the foreground or background or if it’s a mountain bike or a road bike. The Photos app will recognize it and show it to you.

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How to search by sounds in your videos

What if you’re looking for videos that have a specific sound in them? For example, maybe you want to find videos of you playing music, videos of your dog barking or videos of clapping. 

You can do that, too, with iOS 17. The steps are the same as before, but instead of typing a keyword, you type a sound. Here’s how:

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Kurt's key takeaways

The new search feature in iOS 17 is a game-changer for finding your videos. You can search by keywords and sounds, and the Photos app will show you the results in seconds. You don’t have to waste time scrolling through your camera roll or guessing when or where you recorded a video. You can just type what you’re looking for and find it. It’s that simple.

How do you think the new search feature in iOS 17 will change the way you organize and enjoy your videos? Let us know by writing us at Cyberguy.com/Contact.

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