Recognize text in PDF on iPhone phone

How to recognize text in PDF on iPhone with DocHub

DocHub is an innovative platform designed to streamline document editing, signing, distribution, and forms completion. With its seamless integration with Google Workspace, it empowers users to manage their documents efficiently. Whether you are using an Apple iPhone 14, Apple iPhone 15, or the latest Apple iPhone 16 Pro, recognizing text in PDFs has never been easier. This guide will help you utilize our online editor to extract text from your PDFs effortlessly and for free.

Follow the steps to recognize text in your PDF

Open the DocHub website in your preferred web browser on your iPhone and log in to your account.
Upload the PDF document you want to work with by selecting the appropriate upload option on the platform.
Once the document is open in the editor, navigate to the text recognition tool available within the editing options.
Activate the text recognition feature and allow the platform to process the document. This may take a few moments depending on the file size.
After the text has been recognized, review the extracted text for accuracy and make any necessary edits directly within the document.
Once satisfied with the edits, choose to download your document, print it, or share it directly via email or other platforms.

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Is OCR on iPhone?

This feature is similar to how Google Lens works on Android phones, and on the Google Search and Photos app on iOS. With Live Text, iOS will now recognise any text in a photo, screenshot, or camera preview thanks to the optical character recognition (OCR) allowing Apple to extract text from any image.

Why is PDF not recognizing text?

There are several common reasons why OCR might fail to recognize text in a PDF. Addressing these common pitfalls can docHubly improve OCR performance and ensure more accurate text recognition: Image quality. Low-resolution scans, poor image clarity, or text distortion can hamper OCR accuracy.

How to enable text recognition in PDF?

Start the docHub Acrobat application and using File Open menu open a scanned PDF document. Select the Tools from the main toolbar. Double click on the Enhance Scans tool. Expand the Recognize Text pull down menu.

How do you find a word in a PDF on iPhone?

A step-by-step guide for iPhone PDF searching. Launch your PDF reader on your iPhone. Open the PDF you want to search. Look toward the upper right on your screen and locate the magnifying glass. Tap the magnifying glass and type in the text you want to search. Navigate through the search results that pop up.

How do I get a PDF to recognize text?

Make a PDF searchable with docHub. Open docHub on your computer. Click Open. Find and select the document you want to make searchable, then click Open. Head to Tools and select Recognize Text. Press PDF Output Style Searchable Image. Select OK.

How do I auto detect text in a PDF?

Open a PDF file containing a scanned image in docHub for Mac or PC. Click the Edit PDF tool in the right pane. Acrobat automatically applies OCR to your document and converts it to a fully editable copy of your PDF. Click the text element you wish to edit and start typing.

How do I save a PDF to recognize text?

Pull down the File menu, choose Save as, and add -ocr. pdf to the file name. Pull down the Document menu, point to OCR Text Recognition, and then point to Recognize Text Using OCR and start

How do I get my iPhone to read text from a PDF?

Go to Settings, then tap the Accessibility tab. Choose Spoken Content, then turn on the Speak Selection Switch. Go to your PDF reader and open the PDF. Highlight the text you would like to be read aloud and press Speak.

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Recognize text in PDF on iPhone mobile device

How to recognize text in PDF on iPhone with DocHub

Follow the steps to recognize text in your PDF

PDF editing simplified with DocHub

Drive efficiency with the DocHub add-on for Google Workspace