Google Lens

Google LLC

About this app

Google Lens lets you search what you see, get things done faster, and understand the world around you—using just your camera or a photo.

SCAN & TRANSLATE TEXT
Translate words you see, save a business card to your contacts, add events to your calendar from a poster, and copy and paste complicated codes or long paragraphs into your phone to save time.

IDENTIFY PLANTS & ANIMALS
Find out what that plant is in your friend's apartment, or what kind of dog you saw in the park.

EXPLORE PLACES AROUND YOU
Identify and learn about landmarks, restaurants, and storefronts. See ratings, hours of operation, historical facts, and more.

FIND THE LOOK YOU LIKE
See an outfit that catches your eye? Or a chair that's perfect for your living room? Find similar clothes, furniture, and home decor to the one you like.

KNOW WHAT TO ORDER
See popular dishes on a restaurant menu based on reviews from Google Maps.

SCAN CODES
Quickly scan QR codes and barcodes.

*Limited availability and not available in all languages or regions. For further details go to g.co/help/lens. Some Lens features require an internet connection.

Ratings and reviews

I LOVE this app!!! I've ALWAYS wanted an app, or device, that you could take a picture with, it find what you captured, & was able to tell you about it! I'm SOOO happy one finally was created!! It's been SUPER useful, informative, educational, & just very handy! Sure, it's not perfect & rarely there have been times it wasn't able to find what I captured, but I'm sure the longer it's around & the more it gets used, the better it will get!! If not, its success rate is already good enough for me!!!

Lens is a VERY useful app from Google. It can capture text and even, if needed, provide a translation. It can also capture an image and provide a 'similar to image' result. Most Google Pixel phones now have a feature called "circle to search." Google Lens is, essentially, the same thing - no practical difference between the two. You just need to get used to the trigger for it - press volume up and power at the same time (as opposed to circle to search where you press and hold the home button).

The app worked great, but I searched for a reason, and while I was looking a message bar kept popping up demanding that I rate the app. It wouldn't go away so I could rate it late, no, it had to be right now. Irritating as h-e double toothpicks!! Now, everytime I use it, it demands I rate the app, even though I already have!! Down graded to one star for sheer ability to irritate!!! Well, it finally stopped and now it works, but I can't delete photos that I've searched already. Ugh, Irritating!

What's new

Lens now analyzes camera motion for more accurate results.