Google Lens
Translate words, identify plants, find products, & more—using just your camera
Google Lens: Smart Image Recognition App
"Google Lens" is a powerful Android app that uses your camera or photos to translate text, identify plants and animals, explore landmarks, find products, and more. It enables you to quickly gather information, scan codes, and understand the world around you with ease. Ideal for anyone looking to enhance their everyday experiences and streamline tasks with visual searches, it's designed to make life more convenient and informative. Some features may require an internet connection and availability varies by region.
App stats
By: Google LLC
Downloads: 2,981,559,318
12.92M Rating: 4.69 
5,914 new ratings
(2,517,320)
Version code: 240515009
Creation date: 2018-06-04
Permissions:
- android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- android.permission.GET_PACKAGE_SIZE
- android.permission.INTERNET
- android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- android.permission.VIBRATE
- android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
- com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
Size: 37.04M
Email: ap*****@google.com
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
# 47
Other platforms
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User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate,
spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Accurate identification of well-known items
- Helpful for translating text in different languages
- User-friendly and versatile for searching various objects
- Saves time and provides valuable insights into items
- Great tool for identifying vintage or rare items
Cons
- Inconsistent accuracy with some searches
- Issues with SafeSearch settings causing unnecessary restrictions
- Frequent prompts to review the app can be annoying
- Recent updates have caused functionality issues for some users
- Photographic quality affects results negatively
Most mentioned
- Translation feature is highly appreciated
- Identification capabilities are often praised
- Bug issues related to app updates and searching errors
- Inconsistent results when searching for specific items or barcodes
- Frequent app rating prompts are irritating
User reviews
Identifies well known things immediately and accurately. A few times when I've tried having it identify something random and/or rare it hasn't been right and if it does get it it's only after a few tries. But that's only when I'm going out of my way to try to stump it so that's not a fair review. Normally its 100% accurate in seconds...
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Jennifer Mcconnell, 2025-01-25
Jennifer Mcconnell, 2025-01-25This thing is bugged. I tried photos to search and it said block because of search filter. Even though it was explicit. I double check the safes search filter. And it wasn't even on. So I closed everything out try to research it again. Didn't work. So it saying safe search is on but it ain't. I'm on no network. I'm grown and own the phone. So no parental controls are own. (You don't have permission to change your SafeSearch setting. It's locked by safety settings applied to this browser)
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Blazekicker65, 2025-01-12
Blazekicker65, 2025-01-12