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My iPad won’t OCR Japanese

As I said, my iPad Pro won’t OCR Japanese text, , instead, it keeps getting Chinese, even when it’s obviously not. How do I prevent this? I don’t even speak Chinese

Posted on Jan 1, 2022 2:34 PM

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Posted on Jan 1, 2022 2:42 PM

Live text doesn't work with Japanese.

Supported languages:

Live Text

  • English (United States)
  • English (Australia)
  • English (Canada)
  • English (India)
  • English (Ireland)
  • English (Malaysia)
  • English (New Zealand)
  • English (Philippines)
  • English (Saudi Arabia)
  • English (Singapore)
  • English (South Africa)
  • English (United Arab Emirates)
  • English (United Kingdom)
  • Cantonese (China mainland)
  • Cantonese (Hong Kong)
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Chinese (Traditional)
  • French (France)
  • French (Belgium)
  • French (Canada)
  • French (Luxembourg)
  • French (Switzerland)
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish (Spain)
  • Spanish (Chile)
  • Spanish (Colombia)
  • Spanish (Mexico)
  • Spanish (United States)
  • Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Portuguese (Brazil)


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Jan 1, 2022 2:42 PM in response to luwudo

Live text doesn't work with Japanese.

Supported languages:

Live Text

  • English (United States)
  • English (Australia)
  • English (Canada)
  • English (India)
  • English (Ireland)
  • English (Malaysia)
  • English (New Zealand)
  • English (Philippines)
  • English (Saudi Arabia)
  • English (Singapore)
  • English (South Africa)
  • English (United Arab Emirates)
  • English (United Kingdom)
  • Cantonese (China mainland)
  • Cantonese (Hong Kong)
  • Chinese (Simplified)
  • Chinese (Traditional)
  • French (France)
  • French (Belgium)
  • French (Canada)
  • French (Luxembourg)
  • French (Switzerland)
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish (Spain)
  • Spanish (Chile)
  • Spanish (Colombia)
  • Spanish (Mexico)
  • Spanish (United States)
  • Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Portuguese (Brazil)


My iPad won’t OCR Japanese

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