Chrome could revolutionize search on PC with a big Google Lens upgrade that lets you Circle to Search images

Date:
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 11:52:59 +0000

Description:
Incoming Chrome feature is a major one that might change the way you search
on a Windows 11 PC, Mac or Chromebook.

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Google Chrome on the desktop is going to get the equivalent of the popular Circle to Search feature on mobiles , and the ability, powered by Google
Lens, should arrive in the browser soon.

As 9 to 5 Google reports, on a Chromebook , the feature will be activated by clicking on a Google Lens icon in the URL bar of the Chrome browser, but itll be a bit more hidden on Windows 11 or macOS. Outside of ChromeOS, youll need to head into the Chrome menu and select Search with Google Lens.

Whichever route you take, once you fire up the feature, you can highlight something on a web page that you want to search for (using a resizable box), whether thats an element of a picture or video.

The image search results will then swiftly be presented to you in a sidebar
in the same tab as the web page. (Image credit: Konstantin Savusia / Shutterstock.com) Analysis: A very welcome polish for Chrome

This is a relatively small change in some respects the addition of just a small icon, or a menu option in Windows/Mac but its one that could have a major impact on how you search using Google Chrome.

Whatever youre looking at in your desktop browser, if youre curious about something you spot in, say, the background of a video whats that car? for example you can simply pause the clip, fire up Search with Google Lens, swiftly highlight said car, and boom, youre (hopefully) fully informed about the vehicle. (And you can use the search box in the side panel to further explore details on it, if you wish).

This is a really smart change in our books, but its not here just yet. As 9
to 5 Google observes, after being hidden in development for some time, the feature is now live in the recent Chrome 128 beta (and ChromeOS beta too). With the functionality also written up in the whats new in Chrome page, the expectation is that this Google Lens search option is set to debut shortly. You might also like These are the best web browsers around right now This handy feature has been promised to ChromeOS users for a while now - so where is it? Not interested in Chrome? Here's how to use Microsoft Edge



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