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by Citizen8396 150 days ago
Haven't tested this, but try:

System Settings > General > Language & Region > Live Text

"Select text in images to copy or take action."
1 comments
jwagenet 150 days ago
I understand people don't like this kind of OCR stuff for privacy reasons, but selecting text from images is probably the most useful feature added to iOS in the last ~5 years for me.
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walterbell 150 days ago
It could be even more useful if performed on demand, e.g. long-press on photo region with text.
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jaffa2 150 days ago
Isnt that exactly how it works?
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walterbell 150 days ago
From the first message in this thread:

  automatic OCR / processing of all image files on macOS
If OCR was deferred until user request/consent, it would eliminate the battery/performance cost of speculative image analysis.
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zapzupnz 150 days ago
The first message in the thread isn't the definition of the actual feature.
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walterbell 150 days ago
What's the best way to disable all MacOS image processing background services?
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