Quick Capture, widgets and Siri

What is Quick Capture?

When you see someone in a profile, a chat or on a business card, you press once (for example the Action button). Nodi, the assistant in the app, reads the screen, suggests an entry, with a link to the profile where possible, and you confirm.

How it works

1. You see a profile on your screen and trigger Quick Capture, for example with the Action button.
2. At the top, in the Dynamic Island, Nodi reads along: Nodi is looking …
3. The island opens with Here's what Nodi found, the name and, where possible, the profile.
4. Tap Add. If Nodi isn’t sure, the button says Check and opens the person in the app.

It then says Added · waiting in Add Details. For ten seconds you can take it back with Undo. Note opens the app so you can dictate a note right away. × discards everything.

If the person is already in your network, the button says Add Details.

Try it

Under You › gear › Quick Capture › Try It you can practice with a made-up profile. Nothing is saved.

If it doesn’t work

• Several People in Sight: open the profile of a single person and try again.
• No Profile in Sight: tap Tell Nodi and say who you want to add.
• Quick Capture needs an unlocked iPhone and a signed-in account.
• Without a Dynamic Island, the result appears as a banner at the top of the screen.

What gets saved

Only your iPhone reads screenshots. They’re never saved and never uploaded. Only the details Nodi read are saved, and only when you tap Add.

To put Quick Capture on the Action button, in Control Center or in the share menu, see Set up Quick Capture.

Last checked: 11 November 2026