Google Lens could quickly make its option to the Google Search homepage when utilizing Chrome for desktop. As per a report, Lens icon was lately noticed on google.com by a consumer whereas browsing with Incognito Mode on Chrome. This primarily offers customers an possibility to go looking a picture on Chrome for desktop immediately from the Google Search homepage fairly than from a selected webpage or search outcomes. This function ought to present a extra built-in picture search expertise to customers on all platforms together with macOS. Currently, Google Chrome for desktop has an choice to “Search image with Google Lens” when a consumer proper clicks on any picture.

9to5Google in a report stated that the Google Lens icon was noticed on google.com (utilizing Chrome for desktop) within the search area subsequent to the microphone icon when browsing in Incognito Mode. Notably, the Google Lens brand is identical because the one seen on the Search bar on Android. When you faucet the Lens button, it opens up a field with “Search any image with Google Lens” on high. The field asks the customers to both “drag an image” or “upload a file” to be able to search a picture with Google Lens. This returns the data in the identical format as you get once you proper click on on any picture on a webpage and choose the choice “Search image with Google Lens”.

The searched picture seems on the left column, and the outcomes, together with the Knowledge Panels (when out there) in addition to visually matching photographs, will present up in the best column.

The “Search image with Google Lens” function was rolled out to all customers final 12 months within the Chrome 92 replace. The Google Lens integration is at present seen on the Google Search widget on Android for normal customers, whereas its presence on google.com on Chrome for desktop appears to be nonetheless below testing.

The 9to5Google report additionally says that the Google Lens integration on Search homepage ought to provide a constant expertise throughout all platforms together with macOS.

Recently, Google up to date its Camera and Lens apps to repair a problem the place customers have been unable to scan QR codes correctly, as per a report. The downside was confronted by customers of Google Pixel smartphones on Android 12 together with some OnePlus smartphone customers.