Gboard – the virtual keyboard found on the best Android phones – is getting an upgrade that users of Google Lens will recognize. The new Scan Text tool allows you to tap a button on your keyboard to then take a picture of text that you can then copy and paste into your digital writing.
First spotted by 9To5Google, the feature is currently only available in the Gboard beta so there’s a chance some of the details will change before the final release. Currently, when prompted you snap a picture of the words you want to scan – after giving Gboard permission to use the camera if it doesn’t have it already. After a moment the real-world text that the app has detected will be outlined in white.
