Google Lens allows you to search using your smartphone camera. The visual search engine is easy to use and can provide details quickly.

Select Google Search Image: Choose the Google Search Image option to use Google Lens. Read the QR Code: Google Lens will process the image and display the information embedded in the QR code.

Google is working on bringing an onscreen QR code and barcode scanner to Circle to Search. We managed to activate it, so here's a demo of it.

But we've always covered it as a feature of smartphones. Also: Why SMS two-factor authentication codes aren't safe and what to use instead For smartphones, Google Lens makes a lot of sense.

Google is working to make its Lens tool more useful to travelers, but says it won't ever fully replace professional tour guides.