Google Lens Can Now Search Within Videos

Google Lens is evolving and introducing a new video search function that allows the tool to analyze short video sequences. This promises to enhance our interactions with the immediate environment!

Over time, Google Lens has become an indispensable tool. Launched in 2017, it initially allowed users to search for similar photos on the Internet by analyzing images. However, it now offers much more: Google's algorithms analyze image content and extract a wealth of information. It can even translate texts in real time! Initially integrated into Google Assistant and Google Photos on Pixel smartphones, it expanded to Android and iOS, then to the Chrome browser, and finally became available on all web browsers, including PCs.

Previously, Google Lens was limited to still image recognition. The tool has since integrated generative AI capable of providing comprehensive responses based on uploaded images, as well as Google's popular "Circle to Search" feature. However, it's about to offer even more with video search, as announced at the last Google I/O. This could radically transform how we discover and interact with our surroundings!

Google Lens Video Search: A Feature Currently Being Rolled Out

One of our colleagues at Android Authority noticed the arrival of this new feature. Its principle is extremely simple. Users just need to launch Google Lens, hold down the shutter button to record a short video of the object or scene of interest, and then ask questions out loud about the filmed sequence. Google then analyzes the video content and provides the most relevant search results. In regions where "AI Overviews" are available, users will even benefit from responses generated by the Gemini AI.

This new feature will allow us to go beyond analyzing still images and interact more effectively with our environment, opening up new perspectives, such as solving technical problems. Whether you're trying to fix a device or identify plants, Google Lens is set to make these tasks easier and more intuitive than ever before.

Although video search was announced back in May, it is only just beginning to roll out to a select number of English-speaking users in the United States and is expected to gradually expand to other regions in the coming months.