Google Now on Tap has received a new update that brings in its folds exciting new features, such as image search and text select.
The company launched the new update on Wednesday, June 1. Google's Product manager Aneto Okonkwo revealed in a blog post that the latest update for Google Now on Tap takes things a notch higher by bringing more handy controls.
Thanks to the update, Now on Tap users will be able to select the precise phrase or word they need help with, which will give them the requisite information about the image.
"If you use Now on Tap in an app, email, chat, or news article with a lot of text sometimes the results aren't as precise as you'd like. Starting today, you can give Google a nudge by selecting exactly what you want help with, and you'll get the right information, right away," notes Okonkwo.
The update will now enable a user to select a specific term or text and then conduct a search. To illustrate what Okonkwo means, if you are reading an article and select the word "DNA," for example, you will receive relevant app links along with the definition/dictionary meaning of the term.
Now on Tap users will also be able to carry out "Search by Image" by deploying their camera app. For example, you are scrolling through the Photos app and you espy an image you're unable to place. What do you do? Simply touch and hold the home button to get a card with more details on the image. This feature will work on not just in the Photos but in all apps.
This feature also works via the camera app. For instance, if you point the lens to the Statue of Liberty, the camera feed is analyzed even prior to the picture being taken!
So basically, what the update for Google Now on Tap does is it makes it an AI-powered photo search as well as a comprehensive dictionary tool that works system wide.
The update is currently rolling out worldwide. If you have received it, you can spot the new features on the bar (signified by the finger icon).
The dictionary feature currently only supports one language: English. However, Google has revealed it will also be available in other languages in the next few weeks.
