Copying text from pictures in Google Photos is about to get a lot better

Credit: Taylor Kerns / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos is working on improving how you select and copy text in images. We have spotted a new button that will appear when the app detects text in a picture. Google also appears to be expanding its Expressive UI design to more Settings pages.

Google is once again working on a couple of changes for the Photos app. Earlier this month, we told you about Ask Photos possibly letting users edit their image metadata . This time, the Photos team is developing a better way to select and copy text from an image.

On top of that, Material 3 Expressive is expanding to more areas in the app. Let’s dive in and check out what could be coming our way soon. You’re reading an Authority Insights story.

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