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YouTube For Android Includes Google Lens For Video Searches
- Technology
- June 20, 2024
YouTube is undoubtedly the most popular video-streaming app on Android. In a recent upgrade, it received a new function that allows the platform to browse its video library with Google Lens. This Google Lens integration in YouTube allows viewers to leverage Google Lens’s sophisticated image search capabilities to find videos based on images.
YouTube Has Integrated Google Lens into Its Android App
If you have the most recent version of YouTube, you can find the Google Lens symbol on the full-screen search page. Keep in mind that the update is still being rolled out in stages, so you may have not received it yet. Look for the Google Lens icon near the microphone icon at the top of the screen. Clicking on it will bring up the Google Lens interface.
It has the same interface as the previous version and employs several algorithms to extract information from images and related text. For example, if you use the Lens to photograph an object, such as a keyboard, it will offer the option to search for “keyboard” in the YouTube app. You can also search for it on Google.
It operates in the same manner as the original Google Lens
This integration does not bring anything new to Google Lens’ main capabilities. It employs the same algorithm and produces the same results as before. The only difference is that users can now access it straight through the YouTube application.
Google attempts to prevent its customers from relying entirely on traditional text-based search tools. This has resulted in the introduction of new search capabilities, such as voice search. The merging of YouTube and Google Lens is part of a larger attempt to provide users with more search possibilities.