How to search for what you see?

        Have you ever come across an object like a flower and wished there was a way to get more information about it? OR If you wished to scan a document and select the text using your phone? OR Thought of translating a document just by scanning through your phone camera? Google Lens allows you to perform all these tasks within a couple of seconds. 

Google Lens is an image recognition software developed by Google. Designed to bring up relevant information related to the captured/scanned objects it identifies using visual analysis based on a neural network. It compares objects to other images and ranks those images based on their similarity & relevance to the original picture. Google Lens also uses its understanding [AI] of objects to find other relevant results and information from the web.

Google Lens is described as the best search engine in the world!!!

As soon as you dive into the app you can easily navigate through different modes such as Translate, Text, Search, Homework, Shopping, Places, and Dining.

Here are some ways Google Lens can make your task easier:

1. Translating the text

Navigate to the 'Translate' option and place the document to be translated in the area specified in the app, hit the translate button. Your document will be translated. You can copy and share the translated text.

Text to be translated

Translated text

2. Copying text from a paper or a book

To copy a text from a book just navigate to the 'Text' option. Tap the search button and you are now able to select the text, search for any link and also listen to the selected text. 

3. Exploring objects visually

Just make the object appear in the area provided in the app. Click the search button, the results will be displayed below. 

4. Homework!!!

This is a very useful feature for students, even I use it a lot😁

Place the text [questions] inside the box provided in the app and hit the search button, the answers will be displayed from all over the web!

4. Shop products that you see

In the 'Shopping' section, just scan the object you wanna shop and there will be hundreds of similar products for shopping from various websites.

5. Search about any famous places that you see

When you scan any famous monument, etc a blue dot will appear. Click the blue dot [or the search button] to know more about that particular monument.

6. Get locations about the famous restaurants for delicious food😋

Using the Dining feature, you can tap on a food item to see what it actually looks like, read about it, and also search for nearby restaurants from Google Maps.

Overall Google Lens is a very useful application with an easy-to-use interface, trusted and used by millions all around the world.