Last night, Google began rolling out version 3.5.0.168271220 of the Google Photos app. As with any point upgrade to a Google application, we like to perform what's been called an "APK Teardown" of the app. By decompiling the app, we can view hidden strings and assets that are not yet public. These bits of information help us determine what features we might expect in upcoming updates for the app. But yesterday's APK Teardown of the Google Photos app was a bit unusual. We not only found more evidence of the announced Google Lens integration, but we discovered that the feature is actually fully functioning, provided you're a bit comfortable with Android's intent system.
However, many of our readers are not developers, so we decided to make it a bit easier to access the hidden Google Lens feature in Google Photos. That's why our very own Jeff Corcoran, lead developer of XDA Labs and XDA Feed, cooked up an application we're called Google Lens Launcher. It's an incredibly simple application built for entirely one purpose: so you can try out Google Lens right now on your Android device.
What is Google Lens?
Google Lens Integration with Google Photos Announced at Google I/O 2017
Google Lens, for those who are unfamiliar, is a feature that utilizes Google's machine learning technology in order to bring up relevant, contextual information based on what it sees in the image. For instance, when Google showed off the product at this year's Google I/O, the company demonstrated Google Lens analyzing a flower to determine what kind of flower it is. They also showed off a few more useful examples such as pointing your camera at a restaurant and receiving relevant information such as reviews, and automatically connecting to a WiFi network by pointing your camera at the router's sticker.
Think of it as the spiritual successor to Google Goggles, though understandably the delineation between Google Lens and Google Goggles is a bit unclear at the moment, especially since we've only had a few early hands-on experiences with incomplete versions of the feature thus far. But thanks to the latest Google Photos update, we can now try out what appears to be a functional version of Google Lens.
What can Google Lens do?
Although Google has not officially released Google Lens, we have a good understanding of what it is currently capable of, thanks to our APK Teardown last night. To spare you the trouble of looking over that again, here's a basic rundown of Google Lens' feature set:
Can identify:
Artwork
Barcodes
Books
Buildings
Landmarks
Media covers
Movies
Music albums
Paintings
Places
Points of Interest
Statues
Video games
Can perform:
Add contacts from a business card
Language translation
Look up product information
Open web addresses in your browser
Plant and animal identification
Save dates to your calendar from a poster
If the Lens service fails to identify an image, it falls back on the power of Google's search engine to let you look it up yourself.
Try Google Lens out with Google Lens Launcher for Google Photos
The way Google Lens Launcher works is quite simple. The app registers itself in your Android phone's share menu by using an implicit intent filter, and it accepts intents that are sent with image files. When the user shares an image to Google Lens Launcher, the app will then itself send an intent to Google Photos using the intent filter we found in the earlier article. Specifically, it sends an intent in the following format:
When Google Photos receives an intent in this format, it parses it and reads the image file that was sent with it. It then automatically starts analyzing the photo you sent using Google's machine learning algorithms. Basically, our app is just a middle man to handle sending image files to Google Lens until Google officially rolls out the integration with Google Photos. Until then, this app will provide you a way to play around with the new feature before it is official available!
In order to make it work, you will first need to download the latest version of the Google Photos app, which as version 3.5.0.168271220 as mentioned in the beginning. You can grab this application from XDA Labs or on the Google Play Store.
Once installed, you can immediately start using it by sharing any image file stored on your device to it using the built-in share menu.
Keep in mind that we whipped up this application in a matter of a few hours. It's very much unpolished at this state, and isn't intended to be an app that you keep around for a long awhile. We'll try to update it on occasion, but don't expect too much from it as Google can easily pull the plug on this with another Google Photos update.
Recently, the Domestic handset maker has launched the full-vision display smartphone at an affordable specifications & price, which is called as Micromax Canvas Infinity. It is priced at Rs. 9,999, which would be available via Amazon India for pre-ordering. Now, this brand has expanded their portfolio by adding three new devices in the Bharat series. They are called as Micromax Bharat 2+, Bharat 3 and Bharat 4, which are now listed on their official website with few specifications. As of now, the official page hasn't disclosed any pricing & availability of these devices. Earlier this year, the Micromax company introduced new Bharat series smartphone to release low-end 4G LTE device in the Indian market. Micromax Bharat 2+: This device is the upgraded version of the Micromax Bharat 2 smartphone which had earlier launched at a price tag of 3,499. The Bharat 2+ sports a 4-inch WVGA display which is the screen resolution on the Bharat 2 device. Under the hood, it comes packed with an unknown quad-core processor and is powered by an Android 7.0 Nougat operating system with pre-installed applications. It would have a 22-regional languages support which you can communicate with others in your mother tongue. For optics, this phone rocks a 5MP rear-facing camera and has a 2MP secondary camera. It is a dual SIM phone carries by 4G LTE network. This company hasn't provided other specifications on its official page.
Micromax Bharat 3: It features a 4.5-inch FWVGA display which has a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels resolution and is offering a 218ppi of pixel density. This phone would also be equipped with an Android 7.0 Nougat OS and packed with a 1.3GHz quad-core MT6737 processor coupled with Mali T720 graphics and 1GB of RAM. There is an 8GB of internal memory which also further expandable up to 32GB via microSD card slot. The Bharat 3 phone comes with a 5MP rear & front camera. The dual SIM phone supports 22-regional languages and smart key feature, which is used for taking screen shots and turning the device to silent mode. Also, this phone supports a 4G LTE network and other connectivity options as well.
Micromax Bharat 4: This phone has better specifications compared to other two devices and also gets a little higher price. It sports a 5-inch IPS display with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and has a 2.5D curved glass on top it. It is supercharged with a MediaTek MT6737 quad-core 1.3GHz processor coupled with Mali T720 graphics and the same 1GB RAM which has used in the Bharat 3 smartphone. There is a 16GB of internal storage which is supporting a microSD card up to 32GB. The Bharat 4 comes with a cutting-edge design and is powered by Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. This phone provides a 22-regional languages support and as well as equipped with a smart key button for changing the device to silent mode and shoot quick screen shots. In terms of camera, this phone would offer the same sensors on the Micromax Bharat 3 device.
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