(Pocket-lint) - Google is making it easier for you to usage Lens connected each your devices.
As portion of a slate of updates announced connected 29 September 2021, Google revealed that Lens volition beryllium disposable for Chrome connected the desktop successful the "coming months". The hunt elephantine tweeted a GIF showing however Lens volition enactment successful the desktop browser. You'll beryllium capable to rick-click connected a website, past prime hunt with Lens and item a information of a page, and past you volition get applicable results. This could beryllium ace useful if you privation to place a circumstantial product, animal, oregon place.
Inspiration tin onslaught astatine immoderate time. Soon you'll beryllium capable to usage #GoogleLens to instantly hunt for products wrong images portion browsing connected the Google app connected iPhone. And psst… Lens is coming to Chrome connected desktop too #SearchOn pic.twitter.com/HTQCz7sjoO
— Google (@Google) September 29, 2021Google Lens is an AI-powered exertion that uses heavy instrumentality learning to not lone observe an entity successful an image, but recognize it and connection actions specified arsenic scanning, translation, shopping, and more. Lens was 1 of Google's biggest announcements successful 2017, and a Pixel exclusive diagnostic erstwhile that telephone launched. But now, Google Lens has travel to the bulk of Android devices - if you don't person it, past the app is disposable to download connected Play Store.
Speaking of phones, Google has besides announced Lens is getting an update connected mobile devices. Starting sometime adjacent year, you volition beryllium capable to inquire a question aft taking a photo. Say, you request a portion to hole your car. You tin past get results adjacent if you don't cognize what you need.
For much astir Google Lens and however it works, spot Pocket-lint's usher here.
Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 29 September 2021.