If you are an Internet user who regularly enters search engines, you probably know that Google has a very interesting function, which allows us to search by images. That is, instead of typing a word or text as usual, enter an image to replace them. Well, this, which in principle may seem very simple on computers, is not so simple on smartphones, in which the look of the search engine is different. Many users do not know how to search for images in Google on mobile, so we show it to you.
In this way, you can obtain more information about an image or the objects that appear in it, through the mechanism that some know as reverse image search. If you take a photograph of a plant that you want to have at home, Google should provide you with information about the species, its care, etc.
In summary, when using this mechanism that allows us to search for images in Google on mobile, you will see search results for objects in the image, similar images, or websites that use it.
To access this interesting function, all you need is to keep the Google app updated to the latest version, or to keep the Google Chrome browser app updated to the latest version.
Search by images in Google on Android
With a picture
Go to images.google.com
Search an image
Hold down on that image
At the top right, click on “Visually search for this image”
Search with an image from a website
- Open the Google or Google app in Chrome
- Go to the website with the image in question
- Hold down on the image
- Go to Search with Google Lens
- Select a search
Search with an image stored on your computer
- Open the Google app
- At the bottom, go to Discover
- In the search bar, select Google Lens
- You can take a photo on the spot or upload one then
- Select a search
Search by images in Google on iPhone
With a picture
- Go to images.google.com
- Search an image
- Hold down on that image
- At the top right, click “Visually search for this image”
Search with an image from a website
For this to work on iOS, you must set Google as your default search engine.
- Open the Google or Google app in Chrome
- Go to the website with the image in question
- Hold down on this one
- Go to Search with Google Lens
- Select a search
Search with an image stored on your computer
- Open the Google app
- At the bottom, go to Discover
- In the search bar, select Google Lens
- You can take a photo on the spot or upload one then
- Select a search
Conclusions
As you can see, the Google image search is perfectly achievable, also on smart devices, and you can run it equally, both on iOS and Android, depending on the equipment you have.
What’s more, versatility is one of the virtues of this tool, since it allows you to choose absolutely any image, stored or recent, and, based on it, search for more information.
