See every match on the label: highlights, Show on photo and Read aloud

A verdict on its own asks you to trust it. A verdict with the evidence lets you check it in a few seconds. AllergenLens is built around that idea: every finding points back to a word on the label, and you can see that word both in the text the app read and on the photo you took. This post covers each of those views and how to keep a copy.

What we read

Further down the result, the What we read card shows the text AllergenLens recognised from your label, with each match marked:

A small legend under the text shows the three marks with the words Contains, May contain and Unclear, so you don't have to remember them. The text is selectable, so you can copy a line if you want to look it up or send it to someone. If the label was read from more than one photo, the card says how many.

This card is also the quickest way to spot a misread. If a word you can see on the pack is missing or garbled here, the app didn't check it, and you should read that part of the label yourself.

Show on photo

Each finding has a Show on photo button. Tap it and the label photo opens full screen on a black background, with outlines around the place where that word was read. A panel at the bottom shows the word, its state and the allergen, for example Contains · Peanuts, with the reason it was flagged.

When a match appears in more than one place, such as in the list and again in the Contains line, the viewer shows 1 of 2 and you move between them with Previous place and Next place. Pinch to zoom in on small print, then tap Close when you're done.

The result also has a Where it is on your photo card with your photos and colored boxes on them. Its note is honest about precision: Boxes show roughly where each word was read. Tap the photo to zoom in. The boxes help you find the spot; the printed label is still what counts.

The label photo itself

Under the findings, the Label photo section keeps the picture you scanned, or the photos if you added more than one. Its note reads Kept on this iPhone. Tap to zoom in and read it again. That's useful later, at home, when you want to re-read a line without the pack. In the full-screen gallery you can zoom, share the photo or delete it.

Save snapshot and Share

Under Keep this result there are two buttons: Save snapshot and Share. Both make a picture of the result: the product name, when it was scanned and checked, the label photo, the verdict card, each person's result, the marked text, and the reminder that ingredients change and the camera can misread text. The snapshot is always light, so it reads well on any screen.

Save snapshot keeps it on this iPhone; you'll see Saved on this iPhone. See snapshots with a link to them. Share opens the share sheet with the image, so you can send it to a partner, a carer or a school. More on sharing and reporting a missed word in share a result and report a miss.

Read aloud

Right under the result card there is a Read aloud button. It speaks the verdict and the line under it, and turns into Stop speaking while it plays. It uses a voice installed on your iPhone, so the button only appears when one is available for the app's language. If you use VoiceOver, the result is also announced when it opens.

FAQ

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