Look up option not working

The ‘look up’ option which pops up after long pressing a word is not working while accessing a pdf from files app. It always gives the result “nothing to show”. I’ve enabled dictionary from settings. This option is working fine on safari though(on websites).

iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on Apr 3, 2023 08:11 AM

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