They are using OCR for selecting plain text?

aoeusnth1 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's possible to use the Gemini "ask me about this screen" to OCR the selected area of the screenshot. I guess that might be more efficient in some contexts then trying to use the native text select.

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eastbound 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

On iPhone too, taking a screenshot is the single reliable way to select text.

	▲	throwaway894345 20 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		It becomes possible. Getting the handles to move correctly is still often a frustrating experience.

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AlienRobot 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

At least it's not AI... yet.

	▲	xnx 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Multi-modal LLMs like Gemini are better than traditional OCR in most ways.