Google Lens Screen Search Comes to iOS Chrome and Google App

[MacRumors]

Google is rolling out new tricks for the Lens visual search feature within its Chrome and Google apps on iOS, allowing users to search for content directly from their screen without taking screenshots or opening new tabs.

In Chrome for iOS, users can access the new Lens functionality through the three-dot menu by selecting "Search Screen with Google Lens." Google says it plans to streamline this process in the coming months by adding a dedicated Lens icon to the browser's address bar, similar to the desktop Chrome implementation launched last year.

The Google app for iOS is getting similar functionality. Users will be able to initiate screen searches by tapping the three-dot menu and selecting "Search this Screen." The feature supports various interaction methods, including drawing, highlighting, or tapping to select content for visual searches while browsing articles, shopping, or watching videos.

Google is also expanding its AI-powered search capabilities within Lens. The company says it is introducing AI Overviews, which will appear more frequently in Lens results without requiring users to formulate specific questions. As a result, Lens should be able to provide detailed information about novel or unique images beyond its existing object recognition capabilities.

The screen search features are rolling out globally this week for both Chrome and the Google app on iOS. The AI Overviews expansion will initially be available to English-language users in supported regions through the Google app for Android and iOS, with Chrome desktop and mobile support coming soon.

Article Link: Google Lens Screen Search Comes to iOS Chrome and Google App

 

[sailboatking]

Already more advanced than Apple Unintellgience

 

[FightTheFuture]

Already more advanced than Apple Unintellgience

But much more creepy.

 

[TheMacDaddy1]

But much more creepy.

Lol so much more? Better to trust you search requests too one Trillion dollar company over another.

Apple did give the CCP 260 billion of cash and tech to gain access to the Chinese markets. They also built an iCloud data center in China and gave the encryption keys to the CCP. But Google is so much more creepy?

 

[thefrost]

Good grief.

 

[Steve121178]

Already more advanced than Apple Unintellgience

Not hard when Apple Intelligence is just a complete embarrassment compared to the competition.

 

[Oblivious.Robot]

But much more creepy.

Show on this doll where the bad bad Google touched you?

 

[cnnyy20p]

Action Button on my iPhone is assigned to Google Lens. (Not the same feature) Very useful.

 

[9081094]

I hope safari will give us similar options soon. It’s actually quite handy you can do image/item search in the browser.

iOS is becoming windows compared to Android by the many pushes or actions you have to do for a purpose.

One push/selection in chrome vs export image to photo’s; go to the photos app; open the photo app; select the photo/image; share and choose Google glass for search.

This is just one example. But the overall experience of iOS is getting much more complicated than Android.

I hope Apple takes notice but I doubt.

 

[svish]

Good. Should make it easier to use. I use it quite a bit on my 15 Pro Max. Maybe if Visual Intelligence improves a lot, I might consider to stop using it.