Google Lens Could Be Easier To Access Soon, Appears In Search Widget

Google Lens could soon appear on the abode screen search widget, contempo reports propose. For clarity, that's the oval-shaped widget that appears on about Android phones' dwelling house screens. Information technology's typically, but not always, white in hue and used for searching both on-device and online.

Prior to the modify, only two icons appeared in that search widget. Namely, those are either the Google logo or the full word "Google" logo and a mic icon. Now, a camera-shaped lens icon — begetting the Google logo colors — is appearing for some users. That's positioned directly to the right-hand side of the mic-icon. Which itself is located on the right-hand side of the widget.

What is Google Lens and how is it better in the widget than not?

Google Lens, of course, is Google's AI-vision tool. It's primarily used to recognize things that the camera is pointed at, whether that's an object or text. From at that place, information technology tin can provide translations, assistance in searches for a product, plant, or creature, and a lot more. Up until this bespeak, though, it's been placed primarily in the Google Photos app. Or direct in Google Assistant, when that's launched by voice or by affect.

By placing Lens in the Search widget, Google is finer pushing it forepart and centre. Right alongside its other search tools. That will make the characteristic easier to find. And easier to introduce to users who may non be enlightened of it. As more users pick upward on and use Google Lens, updates and improvements to the tool volition be more prominent. At least in terms of user visibility.

This may non show up for y'all whatever fourth dimension soon

Equally of this writing, the new widget icon isn't appearing for all users though. And it doesn't announced to be linked to any specific version of the Google app or whatever other apps either. So it is likely all the same under very limited testing for now.