Google Lens integration with Desktop Search for the Web in action: Report

Google Lens may soon appear on the Google Search homepage using Chrome for desktop. According to a report, the Lens icon was recently discovered on google.com by a user while surfing the web with Incognito Mode on Chrome. Essentially, this gives users an option to search for images on Chrome for desktop directly from the Google Search homepage instead of from a specific website or search result. This feature will provide a more integrated image search experience for users on all platforms including macOS. Currently, Google Chrome for desktop has an option to “Search images with Google Lens” when users right-click on any photo.

9to5Google in one report say Google Lens icon was detected on google.com (using Chrome for desktop) in the search field next to the microphone icon while surfing the web in Incognito Mode. Notably, the Google Lens logo is the same as the one on the Search bar on Android. When you tap the Lens button, it opens a box with “Search any image with Google Lens” at the top. The box asks the user to “drag an image” or “upload a file” to search for an image using Google Lens. This returns information in the same format as you would get when you right-click on any image on a web page and select the option “Search images with Google Lens”.

The searched image appears in the left column and the results, including the Knowledge Panel (when available) as well as the visually relevant images, will appear in the right column.

The “Google Lens Image Search” feature was rolled out to all users last year in Chrome 92 Update. The Google Lens integration is currently showing up on the Google Search Android extension for general users, while its presence on google.com on Chrome for desktop appears to be still being tested.

The 9to5Google report also states that integrating Google Lens on the Search homepage will provide a consistent experience across all platforms including macOS.

Google recently updated the Camera and Lens app to fix an issue where users couldn’t properly scan QR codes, according to report. The problem faced by Google Pixel smartphone users on Android 12 along with some OnePlus smartphone users.