Pixel handsets are beginning to receive the new «Search Screen» button on Google Assistant replacing the inconsistent «Lens» button.
Six months after announcing that Google Assistant would have a new feature powered by Google Lens called «Search Screen,» the feature is being pushed out to Pixel devices running version 14.31 of the Google app, Before we explain how to see which version you’re running and how to update the Google app on your Pixel, we should tell you that even if you have the right version of the app on your phone, it is no guarantee that you’ll see the feature on your device yet.And now, let’s explain what «Search Screen» does. Before receiving the update, whenever you activate Google Assistant, you might see a button that says «Lens» appear. Tapping on that runs whatever content is on your screen at the moment through Google Lens for an internet search. Google Lens, for those unaware, uses a photo or a live image from your phone’s camera to conduct a search of what is on the display (it also will translate signs, menus, and documents).
