Extract text from images on Android using 7 methods: Google Lens (real-time or from your gallery), Keep Notes (grab image text), Microsoft Lens (OCR extraction), Google Photos’ copy text, Samsung’s ...

I didn't realize how much Google's visual search tool could simplify travel until I started using it on my autumn getaways.

Google Lens is an ingenious feature available on both Android and iOS devices. When used the right way, it can help you to quickly find accurate search results using an image. For instance, if you've ...

ZDNET's key takeaways The Windows 11 Snipping Tool now has a visual search engine.You can learn more about the item you ...

Gboard now offers a Scan Text feature, allowing you to copy text from the real world. This is effectively a stripped-back version of Google Lens’s optical character recognition smarts. Gboard’s ...

Google is about to integrate its Lens image recognition tool into its Gboard mobile keyboard. Thanks to the Scan Text function, you'll be able to scan a document and retrieve the text it contains.

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story described a directional functionality as a Lens feature, but it is not part of that suite of products from Google. NEW YORK ― Central ...