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Like with all things Google, this feature wasn't available in Gemini (or only available on some devices) last I checked. With Gemini going to replace Google Ass

by gsa 1y ago

Like with all things Google, this feature wasn't available in Gemini (or only available on some devices) last I checked. With Gemini going to replace Google Assistant in the future, this is yet another useful feature that Google will be taking away from Android.

cubefox 1y ago
If you open an image with Google Lens (or select the image in the Google Search app, which seems to result in the same thing) Google does by default an image web search and shows you similar pictures, but it also displays a blue "translate" button on the right, which activates OCR and text selection, and optional translation. Though it doesn't seem possible to avoid it doing the image web search first, which might be problematic for private pictures.
- gsa 1y ago
  That's a very different flow with a much higher friction compared to simply long pressing the home button in any app.
  - cubefox 1y ago
    Yeah. (What would be the equivalent to long pressing the home button when Android gestures are used, and there is no home button?)
    - efskap 1y ago
      Holding down the handle (white line) that you would otherwise pull up to enter the app switcher
      - cubefox 1y ago
        Apparently this is disabled for me, or I disabled it in the past.
hahn-kev 1y ago
I use it for translation all the time on my Pixel 7a with Gemini
MetaWhirledPeas 1y ago
Nah man, trigger the "circle to search" feature (on my phone I use gestures and I hold down on the bottom center of the screen) and you can draw a line over ANY text to highlight it instantly, even text within an image. Perhaps the best feature I've ever been given during an update.
- gsa 1y ago
  Circle to Search is not available for all devices. My Fairphone 4 doesn't have it and there are plenty of other devices where it's not allowed by Google yet.