Google Lens

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Google Lens
Developer(s)Google
Initial releaseOctober 4, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-10-04)
Operating systemAndroid, iOS (Google Mobile), Microsoft Windows, macOS (Google Chrome, only for searching images), web
Included withGoogle Pixel phones
PredecessorGoogle Goggles
Available inLens is able to translate text into most languages supported by Google Translate. Shopping results are available in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom, and the United States.[1]
Websitelens.google

Google Lens is an

Google Camera but was reportedly removed in October 2022.[4] It has also been integrated with the Google Photos and Google Assistant app and with Bard (now Gemini) as of 2023.[5][6]

Features

When directing the phone's camera at an object, Google Lens will attempt to identify the object by reading barcodes, QR codes, labels and text, and show relevant search results, web pages, and information.[7] For example, when pointing the device's camera at a Wi-Fi label containing the network name and password, it will automatically connect to the scanned Wi-Fi network. Lens can also use images to identify text and can find results from Google Search or translate the text with Google Translate in augmented reality.[8] Lens is also integrated with the Google Photos and Google Assistant apps.[5]

The service originally launched as Google Goggles, a previous app that functioned similarly but with less capability.[9][10] Lens uses more advanced

Bixby Vision (for Samsung devices released after 2016) and Image Analysis Toolset also known as IAT (available on Google Play
); During Google I/O 2019, Google announced four new features. The software will be able to recognize and recommend items on a menu. It will have the ability to also calculate tips and split bills, show how to prepare dishes from a recipe and can use text-to-speech.[11]

Availability

Google officially launched Google Lens on October 4, 2017, with app previews pre-installed into the

Bard integrated Google Lens, allowing users to contextualize their prompts by uploading images and adding image retrieval functionality.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Google Lens". Google Lens Homepage. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Google Lens app gets two new features". The Times of India.
  3. ^ Nieva, Richard (May 18, 2017). "Forget rainbow vomit, Google Lens is AR you can actually use". CNET. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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  5. ^ a b Townsend, Tess (May 19, 2017). "Google Lens is Google's future". Recode. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Ong, Thuy (October 24, 2017). "Google Lens starts rolling out to 2016 Pixel phones". The Verge. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  7. ^ Villas-Boas, Antonio (May 16, 2017). "Google Lens can use your phone's CAMERA to do operations based on virtual analysis, like connecting your phone to a WiFi network". Business Insider. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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  9. ^ Conditt, Jessica (May 17, 2017). "Google Lens is a powerful, AI-driven visual search app". Engadget. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  10. ^ Dobie, Alex (October 6, 2017). "Google Lens: Everything you need to know". Android Central. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  11. ^ Villas-Boas, Antonio. "Google just showed off 4 major updates to its futuristic Lens technology that anyone who goes out to restaurants will love". Business Insider. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  12. ^ Grigonis, Hillary (October 4, 2017). "Pixel 2 Owners Get the First Glimpse of Google Lens Computer Vision Possibilities". Digital Trends. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  13. ^ Li, Abner (November 27, 2017). "Google Lens now more widely rolling out in Assistant on Pixel, Pixel 2 [Gallery]". 9to5Google. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  14. ^ "Google Lens is coming to all Android phones running Google Photos". The Verge. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  15. ^ Ong, Thuy (March 16, 2018). "Google Lens is now available on iOS". The Verge. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  16. ^ Patel, Nilen (March 28, 2020). "OnePlus Phones Now Getting Google Lens Feature in Google Assistant". Google Gadgets360.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  17. ^ Solsman, Joan (May 8, 2018). "Google integrates into new camera app". CNET. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  18. ^ Liao, Shannon (June 4, 2018). "Google Lens is now available as a standalone app". The Verge. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  19. ^ Li, Abner (December 10, 2018). "Google Lens visual search now rolling out to Google app for iOS". 9to5Google. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  20. ^ "Google Chrome drops right-click reverse image search in favor of Lens". Android Police. March 21, 2022.
  21. ^ Li, Abner (August 10, 2022). "Google Images on the web now uses Google Lens". 9to5Google. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
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