WhatsApp is rolling out a “text recognition” feature for iOS users that will allow text to be removed from images
WhatsApp has introduced a new feature called “Text Recognition” that allows users to extract text from images. The feature is now available to all iOS 16 users who have updated the app to version 23.5.77, as reported by WABetaWhatsApp. Introduces a “text recognition” feature for iOS users that allows users to extract text from ImagesInfo.
The text recognition feature is a recent addition to WhatsApp’s ongoing push to introduce quality of life (QoL) features and allows users to extract text from images by clicking on a newly added button that appears when they open an image containing text.
📝 WhatsApp for iOS 23.5.77: what’s new?After announcing voice status updates within the official changelog on the App Store, WhatsApp is now rolling out the ability to extract text right out of an image to everyone!https://t.co/tkehS2T6pl
— WABetaInfo (@WABetaInfo) March 16, 2023
It is important to note that the text recognition feature is not compatible with images that have been submitted “view once” for privacy reasons. Also, this feature is only for iOS 16 users as WhatsApp relies on iOS 16 APIs to recognize text on images. WhatsApp has been testing this feature for a while and it was only available with WhatsApp beta for iOS 23.1.0.73.
In addition to the text recognition feature, iOS users can now enjoy two new WhatsApp features: a tool that turns images into stickers and a “voice status updates” feature that allows users to share voice notes via Status. Voice notes can be up to 30 seconds long and can also be forwarded from chats to space.
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