People are just realizing Google’s Android Photos app is hiding a genius secret – here’s the easy way to access it

GOOGLE Photo users have just discovered that the app can do much more than just store photos and videos. 

Available for download on Androids and iPhones, the storage app can provide information on an individual’s items, clothes, or landmarks featured in an image. 

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This is all possible through the Google Lens function. 

It is featured at the bottom of the screen when selecting an image in Google Photos.

The icon is a dot surrounded by three lines and another dot. 

By selecting this function, users can scan apparel or home goods featured in an image and find similar products online for purchase. 

If scanning a photo with food, it can also identify places to dine near you. 

If you have an image with a barcode featured, the lens action will scan the product and provide information about the item. 

Users can also use the function to get a summary of books, add events to their calendar, learn more about plants and other species, as well save business card information to a contact. 

Additionally, if you have a photo of a painting or landmark, it can provide information such as artist facts, building hours of operation, and more.  

To access the lens function, open your Android or iPhone and select the Google Photos app.

Next, select the photo you wish to find more information about.

Then, tap the lens icon and select the appropriate action to take such as translate, text, search, shopping, places, or dining. 

Additionally, you can translate any screenshot of a website in a selected foreign language into your language of choice. 

Only screenshots featuring text in Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish can be translated. 

To access the feature, all users have to do is go to the website, app, or image they wish to be translated and take a screenshot of their screen. 

Then, open the Google Photos App. 

Next, users select the screenshot they just took, tap the Lens button and then select the Translate option. 

Google Lens is available on iPhones that have downloaded Google Photos or the Google app. It is not accessible through Google assistant or the regular camera. 

The function is available for those using Androids through Google Photos, Google Assistant, and the Google App on some phones like Pixel.