Google Lens can now identify your pet's breed

Wednesday 18 April 2018, 16:32 by Michelle Peeters | 5,033 views | 2 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

Google Lens is a powerful search engine and intelligent photo function for your smartphone. It is an image recognition function that recognises objects from the real world. Point your smartphone at a famous building and you will see background information.

Point it at a film poster, for example, and the app will tell you all the details: who the lead actors are, when the film is showing at the cinema and where you can watch the trailer.

Point it at a painting and you will be told which artwork it is, who painted it and when it was painted. If you see a photo of an artist or actor, Google Lens knows their name.

It now also works with books, monuments, animals, flowers and landscapes. If you use the Google Assistant, you can have the information read out straight away. This function can be useful for people with impaired vision, as Google can recognise what you are looking at.

It can also identify the breed

The app can now identify not only the pet you point the camera at, but also its exact breed. Pretty impressive!

The function works for cats and dogs, and reportedly also for other pets. It immediately provides some additional information about the breed as well.

Create a photo book automatically

As a final option, Google Photos can now automatically create a photo book starring your pet. Artificial intelligence is used again to find your best photos.

All you have to do is decide whether you want a hard- or softcover, and then press the order button.

Compile a film with your pet

There is also a film option that works in the same way as the photo book function. You will find a film button in the Assistant tab in Google Photos.

You can then choose the "Meow Movie" or "Doggie Movie" option and select your pet. Your pet's best photos are then compiled into a film, accompanied by music with a pet theme.

Google Assistant

Google Lens was previously only available for Google Pixel phones. However, those are not sold in the Netherlands. The function is now coming to the Photos app for Android. Certain phones may eventually also be able to use the function with the Google Assistant.

This applies to flagship phones from Samsung, Huawei, LG, Motorola, Sony and HMD. iOS is now supported as well.

Source: DPReview

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Michelle Peeters is fotografe en oprichter van DeuxBleus Fotografie. Michelle herkent het bijzondere in het gewone en het gewone in het bijzondere. Ze heeft zich nooit willen specialiseren en is daardoor van alle markten thuis.

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2 comments

R K wrote on Thursday 19 April 2018 at 09:21 | reply
It's worth considering that by using Google Lens, you give away an enormous amount of data (and therefore also privacy). Google stores and analyzes where you are, what you're doing, who you're with, and so on.

Google has a less malicious image than Facebook, but in many respects it's of course not one bit better.
Translated from Dutch.

ikke wrote on Wednesday 25 April 2018 at 09:00 | reply
Hi Michelle, what fun little articles again and I’m definitely going to try this one. Thank you. Greetings. Irma
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