I am using a Canadian S23 Ultra (SM-S918W) running OneUI 6, but this issue was present with OneUI 5 as well. I also faced the same issue on Tab S9 running OneUI 6.
One or 2 Android versions ago, my Samsung phones would return search results if the search term was in the picture but not, necessarily, in the file name, path or metadata of the picture.
For example, if I took a picture of the "Burger King" logo, I could search for "King" within the Gallery and the picture in question would come up. Or if I took a picture of my passport, I could search for "Address" and it would come up as well.
However, for a very long time now, OCR-based text search has not been working. Now, results seem to be restricted to if the search term is in the file path or metadata (such as the location.)
To rub salt in the wound, other S23 users are not facing this issue and my work iPhone does not have this issue, either.
Is OCR-based search still working for anyone? Or if anyone knows the solution to my problem, please do share!
