You'll not only be told the answer, but you'll get suggestions based on the object, like nearby florists, in the case of a flower. Other examples of what Google Lens can do include being able to take a picture of the SSID sticker on the back of a Wi-Fi router, after which your phone will automatically connect to the Wi-Fi network without you needing to do anything else. Yep, no more crawling under the cupboard in order to read out the password whilst typing it in your phone.
Now, with Google Lens, you can literally point and shoot. Google Lens will recognise restaurants, clubs, cafes, and bars, too, presenting you with a pop-up window showing reviews, address details and opening times. It's the ability to recognise everyday objects that's impressive. It will recognise a hand and suggest the thumbs up emoji, which is a bit of fun, but point it at a drink, and it will try and figure out what it is. We tested this functionality with a glass of white wine. It didn't suggest white wine to us, but it did suggest a whole range of other alcoholic drinks, letting you then tap through to see what they are, how to make them, and so on.
That shows that, while Lens is fast and clever, it's not always accurate. Google has a standalone app on Android for Google Lens if you want to get straight into the features. You can access Google Lens through a whole range of other methods, as detailed below. The experience is similar whichever approach you take; tapping the Lens icon in Google Assistant takes you through to the same view you get directly in the Lens app.
Within Google Assistant you'll see a Google Lens icon in the bottom right-hand corner. You can tap it and point your smartphone camera at, for instance, show times outside a cinema or a gig venue's information board. You'll will then be presented with a number of suggestions in the viewfinder, such as hear some songs from the artist picked up from the information board, get tickets for the event through TicketMaster, or add the event to your calendar.
Using Lens to get information without having to write it down is handy; you'll be able to call numbers, for example, without having to remember them or manually type them.
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Within Google Photos, Google Lens can identify buildings or landmarks, for instance, presenting users with directions and opening hours for them. It will also be able to present information on a famous work of art. Maybe it will solve the debate of whether the Mona Lisa is smiling or not. When browsing your pictures in Google Photos, you'll see the Google Lens icon in the bottom of the window.
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Tapping on the icon will see the scanning dots appearing on you picture and then Google will serve up suggestions. In some Android phones, including the Pixel and others, Google Lens has been been directly added to the device's own camera app.
It might be in the 'More' section, but will differ depending on manufacturer and user interface. If you're an Android device user, you can access the app. Additionally, if the location is enabled in the camera app, the rogue application also has a way to access the current GPS position of the phone and user. Of course, a video also contains sound.
It was interesting to prove that a video could be initiated during a voice call. The malicious app we designed for the demonstration was nothing more than a mockup weather app that could have been malicious by design. Even closing the app does not terminate the persistent connection. A video of successfully exploiting the vulnerabilities was taken by our research team and can be viewed here.
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When the vulnerabilities were first discovered, our research team ensured that they could reproduce the process of easily exploiting them. Once that was confirmed, the Checkmarx research team responsibly notified Google of their findings. Working directly with Google, they notified our research team and confirmed our suspicion that the vulnerabilities were not specific to the Pixel product line. Google informed our research team that the impact was much greater and extended into the broader Android ecosystem, with additional vendors such as Samsung acknowledging that these flaws also impact their Camera apps, and began taking mitigating steps.
A patch has also been made available to all partners. For proper mitigation and as a general best practice, ensure you update all applications on your device. Note: This publication was coordinated with Google and Samsung after their confirmation of a fix being released.
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The professionalism shown by both Google and Samsung does not go unnoticed. Both were a pleasure to work with due to their responsiveness, thoroughness, and timeliness. This type of research activity is part of our ongoing efforts to drive the necessary changes in software security practices among vendors that manufacture consumer-based smartphones and IoT devices, while bringing more security awareness amid the consumers who purchase and use them. Erez Yalon heads the security research group at Checkmarx. With vast defender and attacker experience and as an independent security researcher, he brings invaluable knowledge and skills to the table.
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