Google is about to integrate its Lens image recognition tool into its Gboard mobile keyboard. Thanks to the Scan Text function, you'll be able to scan a document and retrieve the text it contains.

Disable auto-scan images for text in the Photos app If you prefer not to have the app actively search for text in every image you open, you can turn off the ‘Automatically scan images for text ...

Once clicked, the Photos app will scan the image and highlight all of the text it finds. You can then interact with it like it’s actually text, meaning you can highlight passages with your ...