42 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 50GOOGLE I/O 2018
- Support for third-party camera apps
Google Lens was originally only available for the Pixel
phones, but earlier this year Google extended support
to all Android phones through the Photos app and
Google Assistant. Soon, though, owners of some
Android smartphones made by companies other than
Google will get to enjoy the power of Lens straight
through their native camera apps.
This move will extend to default third-party
camera apps from Sony Mobile, HMD/Nokia, LGE,
Xiaomi, HMD/Nokia, Transsion, TCL, OnePlus, BQ,
and Asus. (Samsung and Huawei already have their
own AI camera features in their apps.) Here’s to
hoping it works well with all of them. Google Lens
is an incredible service, and making it more easily
available to everyone is a step in the right direction
for a better Internet.