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Google Translate for Android - How to use the OCR feature

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Google Translate for Android - How to use the OCR feature


The Google Translate app for Android intregrates an OCR feature that takes advantage of the camera of your device. You can for example, take a picture of a text written in a foreign language and translate it with the Google Translate app.
Here's how to use this feature:
  • Open the Google Translate app.
  • Configure your language settings.
  • Tap on the Camera icon
  • Tap your screen to take a picture of the text you want to translate:
  • Google Translate will scan the picture:
  • Highlight the text to get its translation:
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