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- Google Lens, a visual search tool that uses a phone's camera to identify real world objects, can now perform a few new tricks.
- Google unveiled three new improvements to Lens at its annual I/O conference on Tuesday.
- Among them is the ability to identify your surroundings in real time.
Among the slew of new products and features announced at this week's Google I/O conference were three big additions to Google Lens, the company's visual search feature.
The Lens product was initially announced at last year's I/O event, at which point the feature was in more of a beta phase. Since then, Lens has rolled out to Google Pixel 2 users, as well as all Android and iPhone users through the Google Photos app as of this past March.
Google also announced at this year's Google I/O that the Lens will now be available through the camera app on supported devices from LG, Motorola, Ziaomi, Sony Mobile, HMD/Nokia, Transsion, TCL, OnePlus, BQ and Asus.
The three new Lens features will roll out to users in the next few weeks. Get a head start now and learn about how how they work: