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Android’s Smart Text Selection Tool Adds Unit Conversion Feature, Redirects to Google Currency conversation also appears to have been added to Android’s Smart Text Selection tool. By Tanishka Sodhi | Updated: 30 December 2020 15:27 IST Unit conversion seems to be a new feature of the Smart Text Selection tool Highlights The feature works on units such as length, volume, and currency The feature doesn’t appear to have rolled out to all users as of now Andro...

Android Community December 30, 2020 When you’re reading a website article or looking at your notes for a recipe you saved, you’ll probably come across units of measurement that you’ll need to convert to another unit. The “easiest” way would be to copy the text then paste it on Google and search for the conversion. But now Android seems to have quietly given us an easier way to do so using the Smart Text Selection feature. It’s still not as easy or as seamless but it beats doing ...

Android comes with a Smart Text Selection tool which is now allowing users to convert units. Yes! You read it correctly, the tool is now allowing users to select the part of the measurement and automatically select the full measurement. The tool also allows users to convert the measurement to another unit with the help of pop-ups. However, it has been reported that the feature is not rolling out for all the users. It seems that the tech giant is testing the feature and it will soon reach to all...

You can convert between units with just a few taps using Androids Smart Text Selection Were not entirely sure when the feature rolled out, but Androids Smart Text Selection has picked up the ability to do unit conversions. Its not as seamless as it could be, since results are displayed in the Google app rather than your current view, but it is faster than manual copying and pasting to do the conversion in another app yourself. In case you arent familiar, Android has a pretty snazzy tool called...