In iOS 18, OCR of Japanese characters is hit or miss. In pictures or in screenshots only certain characters appear highlightable or translatable and it’s not consistent. It’s definitely abnormal behavior from how iOS 17 reacted. I’m not sure if it’s like this with other languages.
What’s weird is it’s not every character. Only 5% or 10% of the Japanese characters seem to be recognized by OCR and the rest Don’t even act like they are text.
What’s weird is it’s not every character. Only 5% or 10% of the Japanese characters seem to be recognized by OCR and the rest Don’t even act like they are text.