Long-press Home/Assistant → Lens

Search with Google Lens on Android

Android · Screenshots & Capture
ActionSearch with Google Lens
ShortcutLong-press Home / Assistant → Lens
PlatformAndroid
CategoryScreenshots & Capture

About this shortcut

On Android, you can search with google lens with Long-press Home / Assistant → Lens. Point the camera at text or objects to search what you see. It sits in the Screenshots & Capture group and is one of the Android shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Android conventions.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to search with google lens.

2

Press the keys

Press Long-press Home / Assistant → Lens.

3

Done

Point the camera at text or objects to search what you see.

More Screenshots & Capture shortcuts

Take a Screenshot
Power+Volume Down
Scrolling Screenshot
Screenshot → Capture more
Palm-Swipe Screenshot (Samsung)
Swipe edge of hand across screen
Record the Screen
Quick Settings → Screen record
Edit a Screenshot
Screenshot → Edit