Google Lens Now Shows Camera Window On Main Page

Google Lens display in the Google application (photo: dock. Google)

JAKARTA Google Lens gets simple changes that some users may need. This object search tool with OCR technology will immediately display a camera option.

Previously, when users opened Google Lens via a website or mobile app, Google Lens will display a photo gallery to make it easier for users. Even though the camera preview is at the top, the display is still dominated by the gallery.

If users want to translate screenshots, this view is very helpful. However, it seems that Google realizes that most Google Lens users use view windows more often to shoot images directly.

That way, Google Lens' main display has now been changed with a viewfinding window page to take pictures. After shooting, the user will see a circle preview of the image that has been photographed at the lower right corner.

When the preview is tapped, the user will be directed to the photo gallery. Users can also access the gallery by sliding the screen up. Overall, the gallery display did not change because Google only changed the way to access it.

This is a plausible change to differentiate the Google Lens function and the Circle to Search feature. If Google Lens is designed to take pictures of what's in the real world, Circle to Search is more used to search for objects that users see on their phone screens.

Based on 9to5google findings, users will get the latest Google Lens view through an update to the Google app version 16.0.7 on Android. iOS users will also get this change after updating their Google app.