The best iOS 16 feature? We turn on the recognition of Russian text on photos, videos and even in the browser

A useful option of the mobile operating system, which even in iOS 15 allowed to recognize text in a photo, in iOS 16 received support for the Russian language.

In addition, Live Text has some more interesting and necessary features. Now we will talk about all the intricacies of the chip and its new applications.

Which devices support Live Text in iOS 16

Unfortunately, not all gadgets that can upgrade to iOS 16 this fall will be able to use the updated chip.

To the point: Which iPhone and iPad models will receive all the innovations of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

It will be possible to recognize text on a video with support for the Russian language on such devices:

▣ iPhone XS/iPhone XR and later;
▣ iPad Pro 2020 and newer devices;
▣ iPad Mini 5th generation and later;
▣ iPad Air 2019 or later;
▣ iPad 2020 and later devices in the lineup.

The rest of the gadgets, unfortunately, are overboard.

How to enable Live Text in iOS 16

To enable the option, go to Settings – General – Language and Region and activate the switch Text Scanner.

Initially, the option will work in applications Camera and A photoin the browser safariin Notes and the standard iOS file manager.

At the same time, the Cupertinites posted in the public domain Live Text APIso that third-party application developers can add similar capabilities. Perhaps in the future the chip will appear in the browser Chrome or official client YouTube.

How to Recognize Text on Photos and Videos in iOS Gallery

Find the desired photo or video with text in the app A photo. In the case of a video, rewind to the desired fragment and pause playback.

Press the OCR button in the lower right corner of the screen, or just hold your finger on the desired part of the text.

Select a text fragment or the entire recognized text (using the Copy all).

Marked text can be copied to the clipboard, searched, activated embedded translation into the selected language or forwarded via the menu Share.

How to recognize text in Safari

◉ Open a photo or video in the standard iOS browser. When watching a video, you should pause the playback at the right time.

◉ Press the button to activate the text recognition mode. Depending on the location of the smartphone, the button will be available directly on the panel or hidden in the additional action menu.

◉ Highlight the desired text or use the suggested translation or conversion steps below.

This way you can quickly copy, save or send text from a video or photo to someone.

How to recognize text through the camera

▷ Launch the standard application Camera and switch to mode A photo (the option is not available in other modes).

▷ Point the camera at some text and press the recognition indicator in the lower right corner.

▷ Click on the desired part of the text on the screen and perform any action from the context menu.

In this way, it will be possible to recognize text even without photographing the object.

What’s New in Live Text in iOS 16

In addition to the ability to recognize text on video and support for the Russian language in live text added another interesting feature.

There are new actions for recognized data. It can be a currency converter, a value converter, or a calendar action.

So, for example, when recognizing data from a price tag, you can convert the price into another currency, and if the date and time are available, you can create an entry in the calendar.

What to do if you can’t recognize text (works even in iOS 15)

There is one trick that allows you to recognize text anywhere in the system where the option refuses to work. live text.

◈ Open any application, settings or other section of the system where you need to recognize text.

◈ Take a screenshot and go to the app A photo.

◈ Activate the text recognition option in the standard way, which also works in iOS 15. So you can recognize video data even in the old version of the system, just create screenshots with the necessary information.

Here’s a set of useful features coming to all compatible iPhones and iPads this fall.

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Artyom Surovtsev

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