Google Lens News and Articles

Improved Google Lens app can now unreliably check if you have skin cancer

Editor's take: In the neverending game of spreading fake news and disinformation, generative AI has emerged as a massive business opportunity for unethical tech companies. And Google wants to be absolutely the best. Lens, the company's image-based search tool, is now introducing new features that will make a lot of hypochondriac and gullible users very happy.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, June 16, 2023, 7:37 AM

Google is developing an AI tool to better transcribe handwriting

Google demonstrates prescription transcribing, educational YouTube features, and multi-language audio for YouTube videos

By Daniel Sims, December 20, 2022, 7:38 AM

Software Downloads

Google Lens now featured more prominently in Photos

Wanting users to take full advantage of the AR benefits of Google Lens, the latest version of the Google Photos App now showcases the Lens button in more prominent fashion every time you view a relevant photo.

By Erik Orejuela, March 23, 2021, 7:52 PM

Software Mobile

Google Lens can now recognize handwritten notes and paste text to your phone or PC

The augmented reality clipboard of your dreams

By Adrian Potoroaca, May 8, 2020, 2:24 PM

Google AI

Google Lens can make restaurant menu recommendations

It can also read text to you even if it is in a different language

By Cal Jeffrey, May 7, 2019, 3:48 PM

Google AI

Google Lens can detect over 1 billion objects

Tens of billions of facts are searched by a Lens query

By Greg Synek, December 20, 2018, 9:32 AM

Google Software

Google is adding suggested sharing, shared libraries, physical albums, and AI to its Photos app

Google Photos is getting a lot smarter

By Rob Thubron, May 18, 2017, 6:15 AM