{"id":11519,"date":"2023-02-08T20:03:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T19:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2023\/02\/08\/google-lens-resurrects-this-feature-from-2015\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T21:14:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T20:14:20","slug":"google-lens-resurrects-this-feature-from-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2023\/02\/08\/google-lens-resurrects-this-feature-from-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Lens resurrects this feature from 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google just pulled the wraps off of some new and interesting Search, Lens, and Maps features in Paris. One of the more notable features comes to the company\u2019s AI-powered camera app. Google Lens will, eventually, be able to search what\u2019s on your screen, according to TechRadar.
\nSo, Google Lens didn\u2019t fare too well as a standalone app, but the search giant switched up its strategy. The company implemented Lens into different corners of its ecosystem of services. Now, it\u2019s implemented into the Google Search bar and Google Photos, and you can automatically scan screenshots. This powerful AI tool has only grown in power since its unveiling back in 2017.
\nGoogle lens will search what\u2019s on your screen
\nThe company shows us a quick demonstration of this feature in action. If shows a phone with a video playing. The user then accesses Google Assistant and taps on a Lens icon that pops up. Lens then scanned the screen and delivered search results on what it scanned. Basically, when you tap that button, the phone will take a screenshot and scan that.<\/p>\n

In the coming months, we\u2019re introducing a \u2728major update \u2728 to help you search what\u2019s on your mobile screen.
\nYou\u2019ll soon be able to use Lens through Assistant to search what you see in photos or videos across websites and apps on Android. #googlelivefromparis pic.twitter.com\/UePB421wRY
\n\u2014 Google Europe (@googleeurope) February 8, 2023<\/p>\n

In the video, the user held down the power button to access the Assistant. When this feature launches, we\u2019re not sure what voice command we\u2019ll need to use. It might be something like \u201cHey Google, what\u2019s on my screen?\u201d or \u201cHey Google, search my screen.\u201d
\nWe saw something like this back in 2015
\nThis seems like a nifty feature, but folks in the tech world back in 2015 might remember something like this. Back before the days of Google Assistant, we had Google Now On Tap. This feature was introduced with Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
\nThis feature worked in much the same way as the new Lens feature. You\u2019d hold the home button to access Google Now. The software would then analyze what\u2019s on your screen and give you contextual information on what\u2019s on your display. If you\u2019re in a text message conversation, it will scan the text and look for any way that it could help out. Say, if you\u2019re scheduling dinner, it would give you search results for nearby restaurants. The list goes on.
\nThe Lens implementation is a bit different, as you can imagine, and it\u2019s much more sophisticated. The company has seven more years of AI and software development under its belt. Hopefully, this implementation won\u2019t suffer the same fate as Google Now On Tap.
\nThe post Google Lens resurrects this feature from 2015 appeared first on Android Headlines.
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\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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