Google Lens is getting the ability to copy and paste real-world text, the Mountain View-based tech giant revealed today at Google I/O 2018.
Additionally, it was announced that the Lens feature will be moving into the camera app on select Android phones.
From traffic signs to business cards to restaurant menus, words are everywhere. Now, with smart text selection, Google Lens can connect the words you see with the answers and actions you need. #io18 pic.twitter.com/NB4Ima4is4
— Google (@Google) May 8, 2018
To use the copy-and-paste feature, you can simply select text in the camera like you normally would on your phone. You can also use Lens to search text, such as menu items in a restaurant, to see photos and answers about them.
Style Match allows Lens to detect certain styles in objects. Google demoed this on a lamp at the conference.
In a few weeks, a new Google Lens feature called style match will help you look up visually similar furniture and clothing, so you can find a look you like. #io18pic.twitter.com/mH4HFFZLwH
— Google (@Google) May 8, 2018
Finally, Google says in the future, it hopes to provide real-time results that work by proactively surfacing results and anchoring them to real world objects.
And Lens will soon work in real time. By proactively surfacing results and anchoring them to the things you see, you’ll be able to browse the world around you, just by pointing your camera → https://t.co/A1nUSk8zsK #io18 pic.twitter.com/0xNI4dZez8
— Google (@Google) May 8, 2018
Apart from real-time results, the above features will be rolling out in the next few weeks and will be available in the camera app on phones from the following brands: LG, Motorola, Xiaomi, Sony Mobile, HMD/Nokia, Transsion, TCL, OnePlus, BQ, Asus and the Google Pixel.
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