Text recognition

Smart camera can recognize text in the Yandex app. You can copy it, share it on social networks, or include it in a Yandex search query.

Note

Allow Yandex Start to access your camera and files in the device settings.

Open the Yandex app.
On the home screen, tap in the SmartBox.
Switch to the Text mode.
Point the camera to the text. The camera will recognize the text and highlight it in white.
Select the text:
- To select part of the text, tap the first word and move the slider to the right.
- To select the entire text, take a photo or pick an image from the photo gallery (in the lower-right corner, tap the round icon with a thumbnail of the latest photo). If you need to shorten the text, use the slider.
Select an action:
- Share: Share the text on social networks.
- Copy: Copy the text to the clipboard.
- Search: Search for the text in Yandex.