Much to our surprise, Google Lens is possibly one of the least explored Google products on offer. But it is a truly marvelous tool to have. Google Lens is an AI-powered search engine for images. The lens identifies an image and offers detailed information about it. Here are our 6 favorite Google Lens functions.
Translation
A lifesaver for travelers anywhere, Google Lens will translate text into any language. Just aim your phone at bus boards or road signs. Lens will instantly live-translate text for you. What’s more, it also works offline!
Smart Text Selection and Search
You can now point your phone camera at the certain text (even those in JPEGs or PDFs), highlight relevant sections, and copy-paste text onto your phone. It can be a life hack for writers – no more typing down text from scratch! Additionally, users can take the text and search on Google – which is great for looking up definitions or additional readings.
Shopping
A shopaholic’s dream come true, Google Lens can help you to identify clothes, shoes, and other retail items. It also tells you where you can buy it and similar pieces you may like.
Scanning QR codes
You can use Google Lens to scan bar codes on any product. The tool offers a ton of information from reviews, availability, and where you can find products online.
Information on books
Google Lens can scan book covers and pull up reviews, blurbs, and even sample pages before you decide to buy. What’s more, Lens also shows books by the same author or similar books you might enjoy reading.
Schedule events
Imagine you find an event flyer that sounds fun. Open Google Lens to scan the image. The tool will offer you options to save the event on your calendar along with the event description, time, and dates.