For many years, a large number of doctors have written their medication prescriptions so quickly that it can be difficult for patients to understand what they have written. This has been a problem despite efforts by tech companies to find a solution. Google is now trying to address this issue by collaborating with pharmacists to create a way to decipher doctors’ handwriting.

Google collaborates with pharmacists to address doctors handwriting problem on medical prescriptions

Google is reportedly testing a new app that aims to reduce the number of errors caused by doctors’ handwriting on medical prescriptions. According to TechCrunch, the app, which is currently in the research prototype stage, allows users to take a photo of a prescription or upload it from their photo library. The app then processes the image and highlights the medications written on the prescription.

The app is intended to be used as an assistive technology for pharmacists, rather than replacing their judgement. A Google executive demonstrated the technology at the company’s annual Google for India conference, but no decision has yet been made about whether to launch the app.

Poor handwriting on medical prescriptions can lead to serious pharmaceutical errors and even accidental deaths. A report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimates that 1.5 million injuries occur each year as a result of pharmacists and healthcare workers misreading sloppy handwriting. Some states in the US have implemented electronic prescribing systems in an effort to reduce these errors.

If successful, the app developed by Google could be a valuable tool in reducing the number of injuries caused by poor handwriting on medical prescriptions. It could potentially be used by patients and healthcare professionals around the world, not just in India.

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You can now take a screenshot of a foreign language and let Google Lens do the translation without any intermediate step, a recent post by 9to5Google has revealed. The exciting new feature is available on the Google Lens Screenshot UI for devices running Android 11+. The translate button will become visible on the screenshot, and a click on it will detect and translate the required text quickly.

Google continues to release innovations that are bound to help it maintain its edge among its competitors. In addition to translating the text, you can also copy the text on the screenshot, which can then be downloaded for offline access or shared on the Google Translate app or social networks like Twitter or Instagram. Users can also download the current language for offline access and can also swiftly send the screenshot to the full Google Translate app.

There is no indication whether the new Google Lens Screenshot translate feature would also be available in Android 10 or lower, but we expect it to be present in Android 12 devices. The feature has been integrated with the web version for greater functionality.

Google Lens was first unveiled at Google I/O 2017. It is an image recognition tool that was first integrated with Google Assistant on Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. It was later in 2018 integrated with Google Photos for both Pixels and other Android devices. The app was released as a standalone app on the Play Store in June 2018 and as of January this year, the app had recorded over 500 million downloads.

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Google lens was unveiled back at Google I/O 2017 and it was initially exclusive to Pixels. Months later, it became a standalone application available for other Android devices in 2018. Regardless of this, the translation feature of it was only available online but had an offline feature under development for a while. That ends today as Google is rolling out this feature to the users of Android.

First reported by 9to5Google(via XDA), the Offline Translation support of Google Lens is rolling out to Android users. This update, being a server-side one, might take a few days to reach everyone. Either way, to avail the offline translation, users first need to simply open the Google Lens App.

Then choose the “Translate” option and Select the Language menu that appears at the top. Here, unlike before, a Download icon will appear beside the language that is available. As you press it, the package file will get downloaded onto your device.

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After this, you can use the feature offline, i.e, without Internet connectivity. It’s worth noting that the offline translation works equally well as the online mode. I checked it myself and found that on pointing to an image, the results show up almost instantly.

As you can see above, a preview of the images with the ‘offline’ tag below will appear in the results. You can always tap on the tick mark of the language to remove the package if you don’t like it.

Google has been updating the Google lens application with a lot of features since its inception. Some of the prominent ones include recognizing handwritten texts, copy the scanned text, solve maths and science questions, and more.

As a result of this, it gained immense popularity, and opening it to other Android devices made it reach 500 million downloads on the Play Store recently.

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Google Lens is one of the many free useful tools provided by Google. A standalone app for this service was released on the Play Store in June 2018. Now, over two and a half years later, this application has reached 500+ million installs on Android’s official app store.

For those unaware, Google Lens is an image recognition tool that was first showcased at Google I/O 2017. Later that year, the search giant integrated this service into Google Assistant on Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL.

Then, it became available in Google Photos for both Pixels and other Android devices a few months later in 2018. At around the same time, Google’s partner OEMs began to integrated Google Lens into their smartphones’ camera app.

Only after that, Google Lens debuted as a standalone app on Google Play Store. Despite being an independent app, it depends on Google app for working, just like Google Assistant and Google Podcasts.

Apart from scanning texts and translating them, Google Lens also allows users to copy the scanned text to their computer, search for a particular object, solve maths and science questions, recognize handwritten notes, and more.

That said, it is interesting to note that though Google Lens is available on all Android phones with Google Assistant, users have been downloading the standalone application from the Google Play Store since its debut. As a result, it has hit over 500 million downloads within a short period of time.

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Gboard is arguably one of the best keyboard apps for Android smartphones. In fact, it comes pre-installed on most devices as part of Google apps package. The app has improved a lot over the years with new features. Currently, the search giant is rolling out a server-side update enabling image support for its built-in clipboard. This update also replaces Google Search with Google Lens for some users.

GBoard comes with a number of useful tools like Google Translate, clipboard, GIF search, and more. Until now, the clipboard could only support texts but with the latest server-side update on Gboard version 9.5.11 or above, users can also copy/paste images.

With this new addition, users can copy images from the web and paste them in the text area of supported apps to share them. Normally, one has to first download the image and then share but not anymore if they are using GBoard and Google Chrome.

To use this feature, users will have to first enable the “Copy Image” flag from chrome://flags. Then, simply tap their desired image from the web and select copy. This action will add the copied image to GBoard’s built-in clipboard.

Now, to share the image, users will have to select the text area of supported apps to invoke GBoard and select the image from clipboard. Currently, only 21 apps support this and they are as listed below.

• AOSP messaging
• Badoo
• Facebook
• Google Docs
• Google Messages
• Hangouts
• Helo
• imo
• Line
• Messenger Lite
• Motorola Messages
• OK
• Samsung Messages
• Skype
• Snapchat
• Twitter
• Viber
• VK
• WeChat
• WhatsApp
• Zalo

Further, the new server-side also update seems to replace Google Search with Google Lens for some users, which is actually better than the trimmed-down Google Search. As a matter of fact, Google Lens is so useful that it is now also available on feature phones running KaiOS.

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Currently, Android and iOS are the only two major platforms for smartphones. As for feature phones, there is KaiOS, which is trying to bridge the gap between smartphones and feature phones since its release. Google has been a long partner of this platform and has even invested $22 million in it. The search giant’s most used services such as YouTube, Google Assistant, and Google Maps are already available on KaiOS. Now, the company is also bringing Google Lens support for this rising feature phone OS.

KaiOS is one of the unique operating systems, which run on feature phones providing smart functionalities. It is mostly found on Nokia handsets as well as devices from carriers like Jio. Apart from Google apps, these phones also support Facebook and WhatsApp.

Google has been closely working with this platform to bring its services so that people from all walks of life can experience the services provided by the Mountain View-based tech giant.

In a post on Google India Blog, the company officially confirmed the availability of Google Lens built right into Google Assistant on KaiOS phones. To access it, users will have to long-press the center button with mic icon to launch the Google Assistant and select the camera icon.

Then, users can point their phone’s camera at any text to read it aloud or translate it to a number of Indian languages. Here’s the complete list of languages that are supported right now.

• English
• Hindi
• Bengali
• Telugu
• Marathi
• Tamil

Apart from the above-mentioned languages, Google will be soon adding the below-listed two languages as well.

• Kannada
• Gujarati

Last week, at the Reliance AGM (Annual General Meet), Google also announced to invest ₹33,737 crores ($4.5 billion) in Jio Platforms Ltd for a 7.73% equity stake. As part of the deal, it is partnering with Jio to develop an entry-level smartphone.

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Google Lens is one of the useful tools, which comes with Android smartphones (with GMS) out of the box within the Google app. The search giant has now added a new feature, which enables users to copy-paste their handwritten notes.

There are lots of apps on the Play Store and App Store that helps in scanning handwritten text. But getting this functionality without installing any third-party app is a boon for Android users. However, iOS users will have to install Google App.

The new copy-paste feature can help users copy their handwritten notes and paste it in their phone or even on a computer. All they need is the updated Google App on their smartphones and the latest Google Chrome on their computers.

To use this feature, users will have to access Google Lens on their smartphones first. Android users can do it by installing the standalone Google Lens app, in addition to updating the Google App. They can even access it by provoking Google Assistant. Whereas, iOS users can only access it through the Google App.

Then, point smartphone’s camera to their desired handwritten notes, highlight it and copy. The data can be now pasted in the phone as well as in Google Docs by accessing it on Chrome on a computer. Do note that same account should be signed in on both Google app on smartphone and Google Chrome on computer.

Anyway, the text prediction will depend on how legible the user’s handwriting is to Google’s AI algorithm.

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It’s been over years since the OnePlus camera app received the Google Lens integration. In a similar move, Oneplus is rolling out a new update for its Gallery app bringing the support for Google Lens. OnePlus users can now easily search images or gather more information about a pictured object by calling Google Lens from within the Gallery app.

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OnePlus Gallery App Version 3.11.2 is now widely rolling out on compatible OnePlus smartphones offering new features. The new Google Lens icon is now visible while an image is opened in the gallery app. The user just needs to press the icon present next to the heart button in order to get information about the elements in the picture.

OnePlus Gallery App V3.11.2 changelog

The upgrade version includes
1. Integrate the identification function of Google Lens
2. Fixed some issues
3. Optimize the performance

Google Lens is a powerful tool available in the camera app and now a gallery app to get useful information on tips. It can easily identify addresses, scan barcodes, translate language, and can link shopping items. The presence of such a tool in the gallery app improves accessibility and productivity.

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The new Gallery app is available in the Play Store, but if not then you can sideload it from the APK Mirror.

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OxygenOS is one of the most loved Android skins in the market right now. With design close to stock Android, the software also features additional useful features that are not found on AOSP. Also, the first party OnePlus apps are much better than competitors’ with minimal design and rich favourable features. The OnePlus Gallery is one such app and with v3.11.2, which is currently rolling out to users, the app integrates Google Lens functionality.

Google Lens is one of the best tools out there. It can help identify objects, text, and can even translate from images. It is a byproduct of Google’s image search functionality, which was introduced years ago. The tool is available as a separate app as well as it is in-built in Google App, Google Photos, and Google Assistant, which some consider (including me) as the best gallery app one can ask for.

But not all people use Google Photos and most of them prefer offline gallery app like their phone’s default solution. The OnePlus Gallery is such an app for OnePlus smartphones, which the brand regularly updates it with new features and bug fixes.

The latest update to this app brings Google Lens button, which nobody ever thought would be added. But now, it is here and does the job as expected. Clicking on the button will send the image to Google Lens activity as part of an intent to the Google App. For the unware, although Google Lens is available as an individual app, it depends on Google App similar to Google Podcasts and Google Assistant.

OnePlus users can experience this new feature by updating the OnePlus Gallery app from the Google Play Store. Last but not least, here’s the official changelog provided by the company.

OnePlus Gallery v3.11.2 Official Changelog

• Integrate the identification function of Google Lens
• Fixed some issues
• Optimize the performance

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Google has officially confirmed that the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones would be debuting on Oct. 4. Compared to last year’s Google Pixel phones, their successor models are expected to come with some exciting new features such as full screen display (only for Pixel XL 2), Always-On Display, Active Edge, USB-C port for connectivity for connecting earphones. One new feature that will be arriving on the Google Pixel 2 duo is Google Lens.

In the past week, Google had released a new edition of Google Photos. On performing the APK teardown of the app, developers were able to find that it is integrated with completely functional Google Lens. However, it seems that Google has now blocked the access it to Google Lens as it is no longer working. Even though it is not accessible now, the killer feature may become available with the launch of Google Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2.

Google Lens is a feature that can enable Google Pixel 2 phone users to   take advantage of the machine learning technology to show relevant and contextual information by recognizing the various objects that can be seen through the viewfinder. For example, by pointing the smartphone’s camera at a restaurant, users can view relevant information like description, timing, reviews and so on.

If Google Lens is unable to find information, it will be able to find relevant information through Google’s search engine. During the Google I/O 2017, the company had showcased the prowess of Google Lens.

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Here is an official list of things the Google Lens can identify:

• Artwork
• Barcodes
• Books
• Buildings
• Landmarks
• Media covers
• Movies
• Music albums
• Paintings
• Places
• Points of Interest
• Statues
• Video games

The following things can be performed by Google Lens:

• Save, call, share or copy contact details from a business card
• Translate different languages
• Provide information on product
• Launch URLs in the browser
• Identify plants and animals.
• Save dates from an image to the calendar

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Google I/O, traditionally, is a developer-centric conference but we have seen in the past few years that most of the new announcements made at the event directly affect / improve the experience of Google‘s customers. This year was no exception, with the Google I/O 2017 kicking off with some interesting product announcements and updates. Many of the new tech revealed at the event affect us in our day to day life which means it’s worth checking out what’s new from the company. The company seems to have heavily worked on visual recognition and features in 2017 and we can clearly see the advancement in this department in the tech mentioned below.

So, here are some of the key Google I/O 2017 Highlights:

1. Smarter Machine Vision

Google’s Computer Vision AI has become smarter and the camera app itself could get some really cool features such as removing obstacles from the pictures captured on the screen. Using the additional information, the AI can do a lot of things, like automatically make a dull and noisy low-light image clearer. The teaser shown at the event revealed the AI removing the entire fence from the frame to keep the girl playing baseball intact in the image.

2. Google Lens

Google Lens seems to be the next big thing in machine-based visual recognition. Google’s visual recognition tech has improved to such a great level that you can get a ton of features by just using the phone’s camera. All you have to do is just point at an object and the phone’s powerful AI will show you relevant content right inside the camera interface. For example, if you point at a restaurant, the Google Lens app will display its ratings right on the camera screen.

If you remember, this app kind of reminds me of the HERE City Lens app that we had on the earlier Nokia Lumia smartphones. It sure was cool back then and with the new tech, the Google Lens app will take things to a whole new level.

The Lens app can do a lot more, like connecting to the Wi-Fi network just by scanning the preset Wi-Fi settings on the router, or identifying a flower just by pointing the camera at it.

Well, get ready to see a lot of people pointing their smartphones at random objects on the road soon.

3. Google Assitant For iPhones

Move over Siri, Google Assistant is here to make you insecure. In just a year after launching the company’s personal assistant for Android phones, the Google Assistant is available to the iPhones via an app on the store. It brings familiar features as the Android version, but it’s not directly baked into the OS, which gives Siri a natural advantage.

Note that Google Assistant for iPhones isn’t a big deal as the assistant is now expanding to a lot more smart home products. Just watch out for the logo (yellow red green and blue dots) on the product to see if it has Google Assistant inside.

4. Android O Enters Beta

Yes, after announcing the developer preview version back in April, the Android O Beta build is now available to beta testers. Unfortunately, you can become a beta tester only if you own a recent Nexus or Pixel device.

Battery life has always been the focus on new Android versions and the same applies to Android O. The new version aims to preserve device battery by limiting resource consumption by each app in the background. There are a lot of smart stuff being tailored in order for the background apps to reduce as much power consumption as possible.

Apart from improving the OS speed, what’s significantly improved is the boot time. For example, the Google Pixel with Android O would take less than half as much time as an Android Nougat running unit. Also, there are new things like picture-in-picture, notification dots etc to improve the user experience.

5. Android Go aka Android Lite

For a lot of current Android users, Android Go may not matter much, but for the billions of users that are still to jump onto Google’s mobile platform, especially from the developing markets where mobile phone specs are entry level to keep the price low, Android Go is a game changer.

It’s a slimmed down version of Android specifically targeted at super low-end smartphones. While I understand that the specifications of entry-level smartphones, even the ones that cost less than $100 have improved significantly, Android Go would probably benefit phones that are even cheaper! We are talking phones with less than 1GB of RAM and a super entry level chip. For them, Android Go would make sense since it uses less data, supports multiple languages and makes Android bearable for low-end hardware. Get ready for a set of Android Go supported Google apps to be highlighted on the play store. Each app is said to be under 10Mb.

Overall, the Google I/O had some really interesting tech announcements yesterday. What do you think?

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