The desktop version of Google Lens is now getting a feature that was once only available to mobile users. With the new feature, users can now use Google Lens to search for the text found in the images they choose to look for.
Why is Google Lens so Popular?
For quite a while, Google Lens has remained a handy tool for mobile users, helping them identify certain items at auctions and more. With the tool capable of searching for not just similar images but also matching text, it has been an ideal search tool to look for certain items.
Not only has Google Lens been used to identify certain items through the camera, it has also been used to reverse image search. The tool helps users find out where an original image came from, helping them determine whether or not it is fake.
Google Lens Newest Update Aims to Improve Reverse Image Search
According to the story by Android Central, thanks to the new update, Google Lens will make itself more useful for desktop users. The Chrome version of the tool comes with improved functionality as the company just launched its recent update.
The publication notes that the new upgrades improve the reverse image search tool for desktop Chrome. This includes the more recent upgrade which allows users to simply right click a picture in order to automatically reverse search the image with Google Lens.
Google Lens Three Options: Search, Text, and Translate
When using the tool, users will be taken to a search results page showing potential matches for the image in question. The new feature was initially spotted by 9to5Google noting the feature has been improved with three simple buttons.
The new options for Google Lens users include Search, Text, and Translate. To add, users can even utilize more specific parameters by selecting just a part of the image to search.
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Google Lens Text Button Allows Users to Copy, Listen, and Translate
Searching for a specific part of an image has been long available to mobile users and now, Google Lens users on the desktop can utilize this feature as well. In addition to this, users can also choose the text button which allows them to "copy, listen, translate," and even look for the text's source all over the internet.
Users can choose either the full text or just like in its mobile version, choose just a portion of the text to search for on the internet. As for the translate button, the selected text will then do the obvious and be translated to the users' preferred language.
One keen observation made by AndroidCentral was pointing out that the translation feature has the same interface as the mobile version. This could point towards Google simply expanding the usability of the feature to desktop instead of having to deal with upgrading their overall user interface (UI).
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Written by Urian B.
