Google Lens is an image recognition technology that makes it easier to search what you see and a few new features are being added to it. The Lens visual search tool is available in the Google app (Android and iOS). And with Lens, you are able to search what you see with your camera, take a picture or a screenshot, or long-press an image to see while browsing. Every month, Google sees over 12 billion visual searches on Lens.
Ability To Search For Skin Conditions
For those curious about a mole or rash on your skin, there is a new way to scan it with Google Lens. Now you can search for skin conditions that are visually similar to what you see on your skin.
You just have to take a picture or upload a photo through Lens and then you will find visual matches to inform your search. Plus this feature also works if you are not sure how to describe something else on your body such as a bump on your lip, a line on your nails, or hair loss.
Lens Coming To Bard
Google shared at I/O that Lens is also coming soon to Bard, which is the company’s experiment that lets you collaborate with generative AI. In the next few weeks, you will be able to include images in your Bard prompts and Lens will work on helping Bard make sense of what’s being shown.
So if you show Bard a photo of a new pair of shoes that you are interested, then you can ask what they are called. Plus you can even ask Bard for ideas on how to style those shoes for a complete look and then continue browsing on Search with the “Google it” button to explore a wide range of products from retailers across the web.
