How do I use OCR in iPhone Notes?

Solution 1:

It’s done automatically as part of the document scanning feature.

What’s New in Notes for iOS and iPadOS

What else is new

  • Use search to find text in documents, like receipts or bills, that you’ve scanned with the built in document scanner.
  • Search can also visually recognize images inside your notes such as images of a bike when you search for the word “bike.”

It’s just a built in function. You may have to reimport the handwritten note do it’s processed by the OCR engine.