Key Points:
- Easier Context Addition: Google is streamlining the process of adding context to Google Lens searches.
- Video-Based Search Features: Potential development of video-based search functions for Google Lens.
- Enhanced User Experience: New animations and simplified interactions to enhance user experience.
Google is enhancing the functionality of Google Lens by making adding context to image-based searches easier. After capturing a photo with the Lens camera, users can specify additional details via text or voice. While this process isn’t complex, it involves a few extra steps that Google aims to eliminate.
According to Android Authority, a new feature in Google Lens will simplify this process by allowing users to add context with fewer taps. This improvement involves tapping and holding the shutter button while pointing at the target, effectively reducing the current two-step process. New animations similar to the “Circle to Search” will also be introduced to enhance the user interface.
Google is also exploring video-based search functionalities for Google Lens. The latest beta version of the app (v15.22.29.29.arm64) includes references to features like “Search with video” and “Hold to record a video and search with your voice.” These potential features suggest that users might soon be able to conduct searches using video files from their gallery or directly through the Lens camera, similar to current image-based searches.
While these features are still in development and not yet guaranteed for release, they promise to significantly enhance the Google Lens experience. By simplifying the context addition process and introducing video-based search capabilities, Google Lens could become an even more powerful tool for detailed and dynamic searches.
