Google Lens in Google Photos is officially rolling out to more Android devices...

Google Lens in Google Photos is officially rolling out to more Android devices... xda-developers Mar 6, 2018 10:17 PM • by Doug Lynch Google Lens in Google Photos is officially rolling out to more Android devices The Google Lens roll-out has been really slow and the limited number of officially available devices makes it even worse. An old feature called Google Goggles was popular in the early days of Android, but Lens was announced as a better version at Google I/O 2017. The goal of Google Lens is to leverage the company's massive machine learning platform to try and predict what you're pointing the camera at. It was initially released as a preview build and began rolling out to a select number of Pixel devices. However, we just recently noticed on Twitter that the Google Photos team announced a wider rollout to supported devices. We previously covered how to force the feature so the community could get their hands on it early, but this loophole was quickly blocked by Google. You'll find an example list of what we can do with Google Lens below. 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 It makes sense that Google wanted to keep this feature in a preview state with limited devices. It was not as polished as they'd like for a wider roll-out around the world. In October of last year, it was brought to the Pixel 2 in both Assistant as well as Google Photos. We then showed another way to get Google Lens working in Google Assistant as long as you had root access. Again the change was brought to the attention of the Mountain View tech giant who disable the method we discovered. Since then, Google has put a lot of focus on bringing the feature to more devices. This started with a wider rollout including the original Pixel and the Pixel 2 units, but now Google has announced it's coming to even more devices. Rolling out today, Android users can try Google Lens to do things like create a contact from a business card or get more info about a famous landmark. To start, make sure you have the latest version of the Google Photos app for Android: https://t.co/KCChxQG6Qm Coming soon to iOS pic.twitter.com/FmX1ipvN62 — Google Photos (@googlephotos) March 5, 2018 The Google Photos Twitter account announced this new wider rollout. They didn't mention specifically which devices will be getting the feature. Instead, they just tell us to make sure you're running the latest version of Google Photos for Android with a promise that it's coming to iOS soon. Google Photos (Free, Google Play) → Android Advices Jan 10, 2018 10:12 AM • by Jennifer CENTRiC L3 Smartphone with 5″ HD Display & 3050mAh Battery Launched in India In the last couple of months, we have seen very few smartphones launches in the Sub Rs. 10,000 price range. Now, a new smartphone from CENTRiC Mobiles called CENTRiC L3 is launched in India. The latest CENTRiC L3 is priced at Rs. 6,749 and offers great value for money specifications. At this price, the device comes with a polycarbonate shell and we can't complain much about that. The CENTRiC L3 will be available in Quartz Grey and Raisin Black color options. On the front is a 5-inch IPS Oncell display with HD (1280 x 720 pixels) resolution. There is also a 2.5D curved glass laid on the top. It also includes a 64-bit MediaTek MT6737 quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz and it comes coupled with Mali T720MP GPU. There is 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. The CENTRiC L3 includes a dedicated MicroSD card slot for expanding the storage upto 256GB. It runs on Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box. The device also supports dual SIM dual standby and offers VoLTE and ViLTE connectivity. In terms of optics, there is a 13MP shooter on the rear with LED flash and a 5MP shooter on the front for selfies. Both the cameras can record videos only upto 720p resolution. It is backed by a 3050mAh non-removable battery that is rated to give up to 23 hours of talk time and lasts up to 80 hours in standby mode. Beneath the display is the front-facing fingerprint sensor. The CENTRiC L3 also includes 3-axis accelerometer, proximity, and light sensors. It measures 141 x 70.5 x 8.6 mm and weighs 143 grams. Connectivity options include 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, FM Radio, GPS, USB OTG, 3.5mm audio jack, and a MicroUSB 2.0 port. Instead of the capacitive navigation buttons, the smartphone comes with on-screen buttons. Compared to other smartphones in this price range, the CENTRiC L3 offers a bigger battery and better cameras. Let us know your opinion about this new CENTRiC smartphone by leaving a comment down below. This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2018 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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