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

Hasn't been very good at steadying the phototaking, unless flash is on, but that uuuuusually "flash-floods" the photo.. meaning it ends up being too bright to accurately see, in detail, what it is that you're trying to take a picture of. And in my opinion, the app works best when it can see your picture in better detail, so as to further define what it's supposed to be helping you search. And neither trade-off does the trick very well, atm. But! New update for the first issue, so we'll see! 🤞🏻

Although it takes a little bit of effort, I really enjoy the fact that this gives me the ability to turn a regular book into an audiobook fairly quickly. Although something has changed in the last update that is made the AI voice sound a little more wooden and choppy. That being said, it's still the best software of its kind out there.

I regularly use this app when I want to identify an object. For example, with some wall art, I received wall hanging hardware that I wasn't familiar with. I started the Google Lens app and snapped a picture of one. Immediately the app showed me several purchasing options. I clicked on one at Amazon which showed me pictures of how to use the hardware. It's so much easier than trying to describe something in a search box.

What's new

Lens now analyzes camera motion for more accurate results.