Google introduces a new image search feature

Google is preparing to introduce a new feature allowing the user to search for images in the content text.

The new feature, which will be introduced in the Google Photos app, will allow users to search for the text in the images and copy and paste that text into a document using Google Lens technology. recognition of images.

According to the British newspaper "Daily Mail", the company revealed in a tweet that the feature had started to appear with some users, and said "Google": "Have you spotted! From this month, we are starting to offer the ability to search images by text. "

"Once you have found the image you are looking for, click on the Objective button to copy and paste the text easily."

The technology seems to be available to all users over the next month. An expert said: "To use this feature, you can open Google Photos, select a screen capture, choose the Objective feature, select the desired text, and choose Copy / Paste."

The function uses a technique called "OCR" to scan images and insert text as a tag that can be searched for in the application. This allows the user to easily search for items such as receipts, passwords, or any other image containing text.

According to some sources, Google has been developing this feature since 2017, the year of the announcement of this idea.