11-12-2018 17:05 via theverge.com

Google Lens can now be accessed directly from the search app on iOS

Google Lens, the search giant’s visual identification tool, can now be accessed directly from within the Google app on iOS (via 9to5Google). To do so, simply hit the Lens icon to the left of the microphone in the app’s search bar, at which point your phone’s camera will open, and Google will attempt to identify whatever you point it at — whether it’s a plant, an animal, or just some text you want to copy and paste elsewhere.Previously, this image recognition servic
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