Windows 11 to Introduce Text Extraction from Android Photos
Microsoft's Phone Link app will soon allow users to copy text from images on their Android devices directly to their PCs.
- The feature uses optical character recognition (OCR) to detect and highlight text within photos.
- Currently available in the Windows Insider Preview Build, it is expected to roll out widely soon.
- Phone Link app already syncs calls, messages, notifications, and images between Android phones and Windows PCs.
- The new OCR feature simplifies the process, previously done through the Snipping Tool.
- Users can copy text to various applications, enhancing productivity and ease of use.