Microsoft Launches OCR Function for Windows PhoneLink App

TapTechNews May 27th news, according to foreign media WindowsCentral report, Microsoft has currently launched the OCR function for the preview version of the Windows platform's PhoneLink (phone connection) application. Users can open the Photos submenu in the application, and then they can select the text in the photo to copy.

In addition, recently Microsoft has also launched the cross-device file sharing function for the official version of the relevant application. The phone can upload files to the computer through the system's Share function. Interested TapTechNews friends can click here to view the original text to get more information.

According to the official introduction, Phone Link is an App officially produced by Microsoft for connecting Android/iOS and Windows devices. Users can currently directly view the phone screen, album, send text messages and make phone calls and other operations on the Windows PC through this App.

TapTechNews queried the Microsoft official website to learn that the mobile phone side Connect to Windows application is pre-installed on some Samsung, Honor, Surface Duo and OPPO devices running Android 9.0 or a higher version, and the following conditions must be met to work properly:

A computer running Windows 10 (May 2019 update or a higher version) or Windows 11.

The regional setting of the computer must be China. On Windows 11, go to Settings > Time and Language > Language and Region, and then select China from the Country or Region drop-down menu.

The Phone Link installed on the computer must be version 1.21121.231 or a higher version.

A supported Honor model running MagicUI 6.0.0.112 or a higher version.

A supported Samsung device running application version 1.22042.190.0 or a higher version.

A supported OPPO device running ColorOS 14 or a higher version and Connect to Windows version 1.23093.0 or a higher version.

Connect the computer and Phone Link to the same Wi-Fi network.

A supported Samsung model running OneUI 4.1.1 or a higher version.