If you want to search in real-time using your iPhone, start by launching the Google app. How to use Google Lens in real-time on your iPhone Even if you’re using Google Lens in real time, several of the features require you to shoot a still of your subject before the software is able to analyze it.
It’s necessary to grant this so that Google can run your snaps through its servers. If that’s not a problem, though, just download the latest version of the Google Photos app from the App Store.īoth apps will request access to your photo library the first time you open them or try to use the Google Lens tool.
The key difference, though, is that Google Photos does not allow you to search in real-time with your iPhone or iPad camera.
