At I/O 2022, Google provided a number of updates regarding search including a powerful new feature called scene exploration.
One new addition is support for Google Lens inside the default Google Search bar, which makes it easier to point your camera at an object and look it up on the web. However, to support more natural search across a range of inputs, Google is looking to enhance its multisearch by making it easier to find info about local businesses with the new Near Me feature.
However, the big upcoming addition is how Google wants to supercharge its search abilities with Scene Exploration, which looks to condense info from places like cluttered store shelves and then surface it in a more digestible way. On stage, Google demoed this by showing a picture of chocolate bars in a store, before using scene exploration to call out additional info like the presence of nuts, user ratings and more. And in the future Scene exploration will even call out details for products that are run by minorities.
Additionally, as part of ongoing efforts to promote social equity, the company is updating image search so that users can filter results based on specific skintones. This should make it easier to find the right shade of makeup or an outfit that works best for you. And later this month, Google is adding new real tone filters in Google photos.
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