That other big search engine, Bing from Microsoft, also does reverse image searches, but calls it 'visual search.' Click Bing's camera icon on any mobile browser or in the Bing app. However, Lens is really more about helping you perform tasks, like instant translation, identifying things, or finding a product to buy, than it is about finding a source image.īing Visual Search as viewed in Safari on iOS Lens has its own mobile app (Opens in a new window), but is also part of the Google app, and the apps for Google Photos and Google Assistant. Google Lens also offers a reverse image search option.

You'll see options to narrow your query, such as finding animated GIFs, clip-art equivalents, or looking by the color scheme used in the original image. With either method, reverse image search results then appear you may have to click a More sizes option up top to see only the images. Then copy the URL, go back to, and paste in the URL.

If for some reason this doesn't work, you can also select Open Image in New Tab. Note: This will NOT work in the Google app or other browsers (not even in Safari). When you see the image in your browser that you want to search, hold your finger on it until a pop-up menu appears pick Search Google for This Image at the bottom.

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