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Gboard is picking up a neat camera trick that lets you 'Scan Text'

Take what's physical and turn it digital.

Users can launch the mode and snap a photo of something with text, and Gboard will attempt to copy it onto their phone for easy pasting into messages and more. "Scan Text" was previously spotted in a Gboard beta and showed that the photo isn't saved on your device; it simply exists for the moment before disappearing. This change to automatically turn the keyboard into a floating entity removes the hassle of needing to dive into Gboard's settings.

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