Google Lens

Google Lens is an Android tools app presented as a way to handle this task: translate words, identify plants, find products, & more—using just your camera. Its interface concentrates on that specific job, making the app easier to judge by how well the main workflow performs rather than by the length of its feature list.

SCAN & TRANSLATE TEXT. Translate words you see, save a business card to your contacts, add events to your calendar from a poster, and copy and paste complicated codes or long paragraphs into your phone to save time. IDENTIFY PLANTS & ANIMALS. Find out what that plant is in your friend’s apartment, or what kind of dog you saw in the park. These functions form the practical center of Google Lens, allowing the main task to be handled from the phone without requiring a separate desktop process. Individual options may still vary by version, device, region or account type.

Google Lens can be compared with the alternative a user relies on today by looking at setup time, the number of taps needed for a common task, whether information stays synchronized, and whether the app still provides value when connectivity is limited. EXPLORE PLACES AROUND YOU. Identify and learn about landmarks, restaurants, and storefronts. See ratings, hours of operation, historical facts, and more.

The source record reports an update date of 05 August 2025, but availability and requirements may have changed since that snapshot. Feature access can vary by version, region, device or account type, so the current in-app interface is the most reliable reference. Permissions should correspond to functions the user actually intends to use; location, contacts, camera, microphone, accessibility, storage and notification access deserve particular scrutiny when present. The developer’s current privacy disclosure, data-safety information and account-deletion process should be reviewed before sensitive or irreplaceable information is stored.

Check the current store page for recent release notes, supported languages and developer contact details before installing.