On some Android phones, like the ones from Google, Samsung, and a few others, you can use a built-in Android feature called ...

Open any image containing text in the web app, and you should see a Copy text from image link appear at the top.

The Microsoft Photos app introduces OCR capabilities. Learn how to enable or disable 'Auto-scan images for text' in the Photos app.

Selecting and copying text from an image, no matter what device you have, is easy to do with the help of built-in tools and extra add-ons.

Extracting text from an image is then as simple as right-clicking on it, then choosing Copy Text from Picture.

Here is how you can add text to all your photos on any device using the default applications available on them.