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How to use Google Lens on mobile

Google Lens is a Google service that lets you use your camera phone to search for information about physical objects over the Internet. By pointing the device to the environment, the resource analyzes the scenario and shows the results using augmented reality and artificial intelligence.

The tool allows you to search texts, products, books and media, as well as bar codes. It operates within the Google Assistant and is now available in Portuguese on Android O smartphones. Check out the tutorial below and learn how to use the feature. The tests were conducted on a Galaxy S8 with Android 8.0.

Google Lens scans the environment and offers information online

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Step 1. If your smartphone runs Android Oreo, it is possible that Google Lens is already available in Google Assistant. To activate it, hold the Home button on your phone to open the wizard and make sure the Lens button appears in the corner. On the next screen, tap Continue and grant permission for the feature to access your camera.

Go to the Google Lens Activation Wizard

Step 2. Point the camera from the phone to the environment and touch the buttons that appear on the identified objects. Google may show similar products for sale on the internet, accessible with a tap.

Search for physical objects on the Internet from the camera

Step 3. When it comes to a media, such as a video game, the phone is able to easily identify the product by the cover.

Google Lens identifies CD, DVD and game covers

Step 4. The same occurs with the built-in barcode reader, which can also be used in media. The function tends to be more accurate to find products in e-commerce, with the right to a "Buy" button to expedite navigation.

Barcode reader makes it easy to purchase products online

Step 5. When pointing Lens to a text, touch the button to enable word selection and get a menu of options. You can copy physical content and paste it digitally into a Notepad app, or translate using Google Translate.

Lens recognizes written text and allows you to copy or translate by mobile

Google Lens also promises to identify places and display information on the screen, but the feature did not operate as expected in testing conducted by TechTudo .