Google Lens was first introduced back in May of last year, during Google’s annual I/O developer conference. For those who missed the news, Google Lens is basically an augmented reality powered software platform that not only can detect and decipher texts, but also even recognize objects (in real time) either from scanning pictures or by viewing the actual objects through a camera sensor.
Sure, the concept of Google Lens is indeed cool, but this search tool was only made available to users of Google’s Pixel smartphone devices. As reported by IDC more than a week ago, Google had shipped just 3.9 million units of its flagship handsets in 2017, which means that only less than 4 million mobile users out there can personally enjoy the technical wizardly of Google Lens.
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