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Are there any reliable apps that can accurately utilize live text recognition for quick editing and sharing of extracted text from images and videos?

Apple's iOS 15 introduced "Live Text" allowing users to extract text from photos, screenshots, and videos, without requiring a separate app.

Third-party apps like Scanbot, Prizmo, and TextGrabber offer live text recognition capabilities, providing alternative options for users.

Google Keep and Microsoft's Office Lens have built-in OCR features that enable users to extract text from images and PDFs.

Google Drive app offers a built-in OCR feature to extract text from images and PDFs.

Live Text can scan, recognize, and extract text from images, eliminating manual transcription efforts.

Live Text is available in the Camera and Photos apps in iOS 15.

To use Live Text, open Camera app in Photo mode and point the device at text; highlighted text will allow tapping the icon in the bottom right corner to isolate.

Live Text works on iPhone and iPad, with text identification supported through the camera view or existing images.

Live Text in Camera app recognizes addresses and phone numbers automatically extracting them for ease of use.

Live Text supports multiple languages, making it useful for users across the globe.

Live Text can recognize handwriting though recognition may vary depending on the quality and style of handwriting.

Live Text, once text is extracted, provides options like 'look up' and 'translate' making it a versatile and powerful tool in iOS 15.

Live Text integrates with other Apple apps, auto-filling user data in Safari and copying text to Notes or emails.

Live Text uses optical character recognition (OCR) to identify text from images, improving accuracy with higher resolution images.

Live Text utilizes Apple's Neural Engine allowing it to process the OCR and text recognition in real-time, increasing speed and efficiency.

Live Text is part of Apple's on-device machine learning platform, Core ML, allowing features like text recognition to improve and expand without requiring external databases.

Live Text's integration across iOS device ecosystem allows for seamless text sharing between iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices.

Live Text's focus on privacy is a key feature, keeping data extraction and processing on-device, ensuring user data protection.

Live Text has significant implications for visually impaired users with VoiceOver support, making iOS 15 more accessible.

Future developments for Live Text include potential context-aware recognition and smarter text processing features, constantly expanding its capabilities and real-world usefulness.

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