Google Maps now lets you read restaurant menus

Google Lens menu capability is now integrated right into Google Maps


Tech Desk March 09, 2020
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You can now analyse restaurant menus on Google Maps.

Launched at I/O 2019, Google Lens allows users to point their phone’s camera at text in the real world which will grab that text and paste it into the text field on your smartphone.

This image recognition technology can also scan restaurant menus and sort out the popular dishes. Users can take pictures of the menu and upload it to a restaurant’s Google Maps listing.
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Catering to demand, Google Maps has now added the lens feature. Now when a user will view such photos on Android a notification of “Explore dishes” will pop up at the bottom.

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PHOTO: FILE

PHOTO: FILE

The lens feature will highlight the most popular dishes with their prices and description in orange along with a star icon.

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Lens integration for menus in Google Maps is rolled out on Android but it still is not available on iOS.

The article originally published on 9to5google.

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