There are several ways to get the text of the images sent to you by WhatsApp, or even that you send, to be able to copy it more easily, send it to more people, keep it handy or even better understand it in a more legible handwriting. You may need it to copy the data of official documents such as ID and contracts and for many other purposes.
Best of all, it can be converted almost as easily as copying the texts of documents in text format or PDFs. we tell you how can you do it on your mobile depending on the device you have, it is easier than you imagine. You can also download an app designed for this, such as those that convert images to PDF or similar, although you don’t need them.
Do it on Android mobiles
Some mobiles such as Google Pixel, Motorola and some other brands, on certain models with Android 13, allow you to copy the text of the images from the application by following these steps. It will be very practical for you to copy data from documents, images with a lot of information and in many other cases. It will save you a lot of work from not having to copy everything by hand. This you must do:
- Open the image that has been sent to you by WhatsApp
- you enter the multitask
- click on Select in the lower right corner
- mark the text what do you want
- you touch on Copy
- And you will have already managed to copy the text in a WhatsApp image
If you can’t do it, you still have Google Lens
If you mobile does not allow it or you can’t find the option, you can use Google Lens. With this application, you only have to open the image that has been sent to you by WhatsApp and follow the steps that we indicate below. If you don’t have it on your phone, you can download it from your mobile app store.
- Open the WhatsApp image in your phone’s gallery
- Click on the Google Lens icon or click on the 3 points at the bottom of the screen and confirm the Google Lens option
- The app will open
- Change the Search menu option to option Text
- Click on select all and click copy text
- You can too select image area that interests you and give Copy text
This is how it’s done on the iPhone
To be able to separate text from images in WhatsApp from your iPhone, the best way is to do it from the gallery of your phone. All you have to do is follow these steps:
- Go to your iPhone gallery
- Look for the WhatsApp folder
- Select the image
- Press on it button that appears below everything
- Select the text so that it turns blue
- mark on Copy
- The text will now be copied so you can paste it wherever you want
The news that comes to WhatsApp on iPhone
A few months ago, a WhatsApp novelty was announced that allows you to extract text from the images that are sent to you or sent by WhatsApp. You can do it just like you copy the text of a PDF, Word or similar content. In fact, it is a novelty that came with a platform update, although in order to use it you have to meet a requirement.
You can do it from the platform itself if you have the WhatsApp update for iOS 23.5.77 which you can download from the Apple Store if you have an iPhone. At this time, it has not reached certain devices, although this change may take some time to fully implement.
To separate text from images on devices that allow it in WhatsApp, you have to do this:
- Select the desired text part by holding pressed the area of the desired image
- Wait for the text to be selected
- You will see the functions that you can use, one of which is Copy and paste
- Click on it (you can also translate it directly)
- you will have the copied text and you can paste it wherever you want
If this option has not yet reached your mobile, you can do it from the phone’s own gallery while you wait for it to be implemented on all devices, or at least on yours. Then, you can choose the most comfortable way for you.