Google Photos will now search for text in your pictures -- here's how

Looking through 2,567 photographs to locate the exact picture you need can be a bad dream. Presently, another element in Google Photos will give you a chance to scan for pictures that have a message in them so you can rapidly discover what you're searching for. You can even reorder the content when you discover it.

The new device makes it simpler to discover a formula you spared, a clever image you screenshotted or your financial balance number. You can likewise utilize it to pinpoint a photograph that you took of a Wi-Fi secret key, business card or telephone number.

Google Lens controls this pursuit highlight. The organization's picture looking through programming is accessible in Google Photos for Android and iPhone ($999 at Amazon). It's as yet taking off, be that as it may, so on the off chance that you don't see it yet, continue checking day by day (and ensure the application is refreshed).

Here's the manner by which to utilize the Google Photos search device to discover your photographs.

1. Open the Google Photos app.

2. Tap on the search bar and type what you're looking for. For example, if you took a screenshot in Yelp or Google Maps of a coffee shop you want to try, just type coffee or the name of the business.

3. Once Google has spotted the image for you, tap on it.

4. Tap the Google Lens button on the bottom of the screen. It's a square with a dot in the center.

5. Google will highlight all of the text in the photo. Tap on the words you want to copy.

6. Select Copy text.

7. Now you can paste the text wherever you need, like in the messages app or in a browser.