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How to Track Down & Buy Anything in Your Pictures with Google Lensįind Anything on Your Android Device by Drawing, Not Typing Set Chromecast Background Images as Your Android's Wallpaper Here's How Augmented Reality in Google Search Works How to Clear Search History on Android or iOS Get Google's Exclusive Phone App on Your Samsung Galaxy Device

Use Google Search to Locate Your Android Phone or Tablet, Send Directions to It & More Run a Reverse Image Search Quickly Using Any Photo on Your iPhone How to Use Google Lens to Identify Landmarks in Your ImagesĪvoid Craigslist Scams with a Reverse Image Search Install Image Search for free from the Google Play Store.To get this one going, the first thing you'll need to do is install the app, which is called Image Search. It allows you to do a Google Images search for any picture on your phone, but it tucks itself away in Android's share menu, so it's there when you need it, but gets out of your way when you don't.ĭon't Miss: 10 Things the New Google Assistant Can Do to Make Your Life Easier Step 1: Install Image Search Thankfully, developer Qixingchen has stepped in with an app to bridge this gap in functionality.

And with the recent advent of catfishing, it would be nice to see if someone's profile pic in a dating app were actually their own. Such functionality would be handy if you'd like to find images that are visually similar to your favorite background wallpaper, or if you're looking for a higher-resolution version of a photo you've already downloaded.

Sure, you can long-press pictures in Chrome to search for other instances of a photo, but it's not possible with pictures you find in other apps, or photos you've downloaded to your phone. Considering that Google makes Android, it's rather strange that the operating system doesn't have a baked-in solution for doing a reverse image search.

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