Youtube
YouTube is above all a participatory video streaming site where each user (professional or individual) can create their own universe and share all their videos with others.
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Downloads:
5214 -
Release date :
06/09/2024 -
Author :
Google Inc. -
Licence :
Free license -
Categories:
Video – Internet
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Operating system :
Android, Online service, Windows 10/11, iOS iPhone / iPad
YouTube is evolving its Android application by adding the Google Lens function to its search bar. This update allows users to perform visual searches directly from the app, improving the way they find and consume video content based on even more precise queries.
Looking for specific content
Positioned between the search bar and the voice search microphone, the Google Lens icon launches the interface, known for its ability to identify objects and perform optical character recognition (OCR) through the device’s main camera .
With this integration, users can take a photo of an object, for example an iPhone 13, and immediately receive suggestions for relevant YouTube videos, such as our video test of the smartphone on the YouTube channel. Digital.
Google Lens uses image recognition to generate a carousel of YouTube-specific search results, and an option for a broader Google search is also available. A good way to get content from an image about which we don’t have more information.
A gradual deployment
At the moment, this feature is not yet available to all users, and only a few Android users have seen the Google Lens icon appear in the upper right corner of the app’s search page. However, it should be gradually deployed on devices connected to the same Google account.
After integrating Google Lens with other apps like Google Photos, Google Maps and Chrome, this new option on YouTube allowing users to find video content from images, in addition to traditional text and voice searches, fits in Google’s approach to diversifying and enriching its search methods.