Last Updated on April 18, 2022 by Anu Joy
The Google Lens app for desktop Chrome has been updated to its latest version. The recent update to Chrome on macOS, Windows, and Chrome OS introduces a more advanced Google Lens to allow users to do more than just search for images. The Google Lens app helps users get contextual information by simply uploading an image.
The search giant has expanded the functionality of the app via the latest update. Let’s check out the newly introduced features to the Google Lens for Chrome desktop and find out how they work.
Updated Google Lens For Chrome Desktop: Here’s What’s New
The latest update to Google Lens will allow users to perform more functions such as contextual translations and Optical Character Recognition (OCR). According to a report by 9to5Google, the recent additions to the Google Lens are rolling out to those using the latest Chrome version 100. However, the exact version of the update has not been specified by the publication.
The updated Google Lens on Chrome has a bottom bar with three buttons—Search, Text, and Translation. You can select one of the options to perform the respective function. The company has also added a Find image source top button to search Google for visually similar photos.
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Furthermore, the new OCR tool allows users to select, copy, listen to, and do more with text detected on a photo. The new Translation tool translates the text on the actual photo to help you fully understand the context of a certain phrase. It works just like the camera feature of the Google Translate mobile app. You can also optionally open the page on the Google Translate page.
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