Google Lens also begins to arrive on iPhone and iPad
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Google Lens is the Google tool that allows us to use the camera to recognize products through artificial intelligence, in the style of what that we already saw in Bixby Vision. Despite being a Google product, it seems that its influence will also extend to its eternal competitor, Apple.
Through PhoneArena we have learned that an app for Google Lens is already prepared for devices with iOS, specifically iPhone and iPad . It is expected that during the next few weeks, the different Apple devices will receive it.
Requirements
To be able to enjoy Google Lens, you must have installed version 3.15 of Google Photos, which was launched on March 3, official way. Regarding the iOS version, Google has not made any specific comments, but it most likely requires iOS 11.2.
Starting today and rolling out over the next week, those of you on iOS can try the preview of Google Lens to quickly take action from a photo or discover more about the world around you. Make sure you have the latest version (3.15) of the app.https://t.co/Ni6MwEh1bu pic.twitter.com/UyIkwAP3i9
- Google Photos (@googlephotos) March 15, 2018
What can I do with Google Lens on my iPhone?
In the absence of an equivalent Apple brand tool, with Google Lens we will have intuitive access to a large number of services, using only the mobile camera.For example, we can reserve a table at a restaurant, read a book review, or buy a product online, all from the same camera.
The way to access this tool will be through Google Photos. Once we have taken a photo of a product with which we are interested in interacting, we visit the Google Photos gallery, in the snapshot, click on the Google Lens button Users with Google Assistant can enjoy this function automatically, just by pointing the camera, but that seems to be banned for iPhones.
The news of the arrival of Google Lens on iOS is surprising, since the application of this tool on other Android devices is still very slow , gradually detaching itself from exclusivity with the Pixel 2. A decision that, clearly, could only be temporary, since the market share of this device is low globally.
In any case, we will be attentive to witness the arrival of Google Lens on iPhone and iPad, with wanting to know if the operation will be the same, as well as the interface , even if there is something new that does not include the Android version, although it is unlikely.
