From as long as I can remember, iOS has had this little feature where you’d tap and hold to highlight a word, select “Define” and up would pop the definition. For a non-native English speaker like myself, this was a great feature, something I sorely missed on Android. With iOS 10, it’s being replaced.
Well, actually, it’s getting much better. It’s called “Look Up” now, instead of “Define“. That might throw you off at the start.
But once you tap it, you’ll see why.
Lookup now does a lot more. Giving you the definition of the word is just one of those things.
From the popup, you’ll now see the Wikipedia excerpt for it, suggestions from Safari and Siri and even web videos.
Researching Becomes Easier
This means that you can now use Look Up as a quick researching tool.
You can highlight multiple words, the title of a TV show or a book perhaps, and get the link to their Wikipedia page or the official website without doing the copy and paste in Safari dance.
It is not a major new feature, but these small enhancements help in iOS 10 will go a long way in improving the user experience on your iOS devices. Let me know what you think in the comments below.
