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TL;DR
- Google has rolled out an replace for the Magnifier app.
- The replace provides stay textual content search functionality to the viewfinder.
- The replace has not been extensively rolled out but.
When you didn’t know, Google has a devoted app for zooming in on pictures referred to as Magnifier. You may as well use this app to scan for and rapidly discover sure phrases in a picture. This software program has simply acquired a Play Retailer replace that makes it much more helpful.
Within the present model of Magnifier, you’ll see buttons for switching cameras, enabling flash, zooming out, capturing, zooming in, settings, reset zoom, and saved pictures. Google is now rolling out an replace that makes a minor however helpful change to this structure. Noticed by 9to5Google, the newest model of Magnifier (2.0.0.745828117) replaces reset zoom with a button for stay textual content search.
Textual content search is a characteristic that was added to the app again in August. This characteristic permits the consumer to rapidly discover a phrase hiding in a picture by typing that phrase into the search area. Nevertheless, the button for this characteristic solely seems after you’re taking a picture.
On this newest replace, nonetheless, now you can discover the textual content search button, which seems as a magnifying glass icon, instantly within the viewfinder. Because you now not should seize a picture to make use of textual content search, you should use the characteristic stay. Merely enter the phrase you wish to discover, then transfer your digital camera round. If a match is discovered, your cellphone will vibrate and the phrase can be highlighted.
When you’re not seeing the brand new button but, don’t fear. Though the replace is beginning to roll out, it hasn’t been launched extensively fairly but.
