Google Lens now lets you search with video
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If you can’t capture what you want to search for with just a picture, Google Lens will now let you take a video — and even use your voice to ask about what you’re seeing. The feature will surface an AI Overview and search results based on the video’s contents and your question. It’s rolling out in Search Labs on Android and iOS today.
Google first previewed using video to search at I/O in May. As an example, Google says someone curious about the fish they’re seeing at an aquarium can hold up their phone to the exhibit, open the Google Lens app, and then hold down the shutter button. Once Lens starts recording, they can say their question: “Why are they swimming together?” Google Lens then uses the Gemini AI model to provide a response,...