Use Google Lens to Identify Plants, Animals, and Objects

The Problem

You see a plant, insect, or product and want to know what it is. Googling a description doesn't work.

The Hack

Open Google Lens (built into Google Camera on Android, or Google app on iPhone). Point at the object. It identifies plants, animals, translates text, and finds products to buy.

Why It Works

Google Lens uses AI image recognition trained on billions of images to identify objects, OCR text, translate languages, and find similar products for purchase.

Pro Tips

• Built into Android camera — just tap the Lens icon
• iPhone: download the Google app, use the Lens feature
• Identifies: plants, animals, insects, products, landmarks, fonts
• Also: copy text from photos, translate signs in real-time, solve math