Google Photos has become much more than just an online photo and video storage platform. It now offers a host of features that can help you manage and organize your photos, as well as share them with others. If you’re only using Google Photos for storage and sharing.
How to Use Google Photos to Find Important Text in Your Pictures
If you’ve ever had to enter a Wi-Fi password on a new device, you know how frustrating it can be to dig through old photos to find the picture you took of it. Fortunately, if you use Google Photos, you don’t have to do that anymore. Google Photos uses optical character recognition to recognize words in your photos, so all you have to do is search for a phrase like “Wi-Fi” and it will find any photos with that phrase in them. It’s a simple and convenient way to quickly find the information you need.
Google Lens: The Handy Tool for Translating Signs and Texts.
Google Lens is a powerful tool for identifying and purchasing various items, translating and reading signage. If you’re shopping for large items like furniture, you can use Google Lens to find similar products and ensure you’re getting the best deal. Here’s how to use Google Lens in the Google Photos mobile app.
- Open the Google Photos app on your phone or tablet.
- Select the photo you want to use Google Lens on.
- Look for the Google Lens icon at the bottom of the screen – the icon has three rounded corners and a dot in place of the fourth corner.
- Tap the Google Lens icon to open a new menu that displays options like Search, Shopping, and Translate. Choose the option that you want to access, and Google Lens will start working its magic.
Google Lens is a popular tool that can recognize and analyze images. Although it was previously only available on mobile devices, it is now available on the desktop version of Google Photos. However, its use is limited to transcribing and translating text in images.
Here’s how to use Google Lens in the desktop version of Google Photos:
- Log in to your Google Photos account.
- Select the image you want to use Google Lens on.
- Look for a bubble with the Google Lens icon and the words “Copy text from image” at the top of the image. The transcribed text will appear in a separate menu next to your image.
With Google Lens now available in desktop version of Google Photos, it will be easier for users to transcribe and translate text in images using their computers.
How to Hide People and Dates from Google Photos Memories
Google Photos has a feature called Memories that shows you photos and videos from your past, based on certain events, places, and people. However, what if you don’t want to see certain people or places in your memories? Thankfully, Google lets you hide these photos, thanks to its facial recognition software.
Here’s how to hide specific people and places on your mobile device:
- Open the Google Photos app.
- Tap your profile in the top right corner.
- Tap Google Photo settings.
- Tap Memories.
From here, you can choose to Hide people & pets or Hide dates. You can select as many faces to hide as you want, and choosing dates will hide any photos within those dates from appearing in your memories.
You can also hide specific people and dates on the desktop version of Google Photos:
- Log in to your Google Photos account.
- Click Settings.
- Click the arrow next to Memories.
You’ll see the same options to Hide people & pets and Hide dates, which work the same way as the mobile app versions. With these features, you can keep your memories organized and only see the photos and videos you want to see.