Ever had a friend show you a book or DVD and say how much you’d love it, just to go home and forget the title? Turns out your Android phone has a lot of cool ways to help you avoid this embarrassing mistake in the future…
I am an enthused bargain shopper and am always checking out deals through Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, NextDoor, and similar. What’s an easy way to see if it’s actually a bargain or not, however, if they only share photos, nothing else?
I know that there are third-party apps for my iPhone that can supposedly identify plants and flowers, but can I just do that with the Camera app, similar to how Google Lens does on an Android phone?
I find myself constantly having to ID photos and translate text in those photos while in Gmail. Problem is, I only have a Chromebook, so have only been able to figure out a really tedious approach where I save the images, then feed them one by one to Google Lens. Is there a better solution?
My cousin travels the world and often sends me photos of places that “I should recognize”. I usually don’t. Is there a way to use Google Lens on my Android phone to identify these locations from his photos so I can sound more worldly?
I was at a friend’s house and they made a delicious soup from a package. I’d like to get it, but taking a photo and searching when I get home seems old school. What’s the cool, modern way to use my Android phone to identify and buy a product I encounter? Is that what “Google Lens” is for?
I’m working on my dissertation and constantly need to quote extended passages from books and magazines. I type them in, word by word, and it’s really tedious. Is there any way to photograph, scan, OCR and generally convert the text I’m seeing to words automatically on my Android phone instead? That’d save me a lot of work!
I’m seeing more and more QR codes popping up as companies realize that it offers touchless links. Handy on my brother’s iPhone, but on my Android phone, not so much. What are my options for scanning a QR code on my new Google Pixel phone?
