Google Lens lets you copy handwritten notes from your phone to laptop

A recent Google Lens update will make note-taking a simpler affair. It'll let you copy and paste handwritten notes from your phone to your computer. But you need to make sure your handwriting is legible. 

Android users need to have the latest version of Chrome as well as the Lens app to use the feature. Meanwhile, iOS users will need to have the newest version of the Google app. Make sure the same Google account is signed into on both devices. After that, you need to point your camera at the written text and highlight the parts you want to copy. From there, you head to Google Docs on your Chrome browser, head to the Edit tab, and then select Paste to paste the selected text.

Another new Lens feature lets you listen to the printed text on your books and whatnot. You again have the camera highlight parts of the text, and then there is a new Listen option. This function can come in handy when you want to hear the pronunciation of certain words. At the moment, this feature is only available on Android, but it will be coming to iOS soon.

Lens also makes it easier to look up new concepts with in-line Google Search results. Just highlight the term you want to look up, and then a card containing more information about it will pop up.

Source: Google