The phone camera has a lot of uses besides taking photos and videos. It can make everything true with the AR application. And the smartphone camera also functions as an image search engine and identifies everything you see in the world. Here are the best things to identify apps for Android and iPhone.

1. Google Lens: Determine everything

Google has put their search engines in your camera. Google Lens can identify tons of objects such as animals, plants, flowers, branded utensils and more except humans.

Also, for compatible objects, Google Lens will also open shopping links if you want to buy them. You just need to download the application or launch it from Google Assistant and point to the item to identify. Google Lens will tell you if it identifies the object by displaying a small blue icon on the top of the object.

IPhone users can find Google Lens in the search bar of the main Google application.

2. Pinterest: Design and art

Similarly, Pinterest has a search engine for the images you take with the camera and it will find links and pages for the object it identifies. Pinterest can identify many objects in a complex picture like an outfit.

Like Google, it will show you a shopping link so you can directly buy the product. Pinterest's image search engine is primarily designed to identify similar outfits, designs and categories. For the purpose of exploring nature, you should use Google Lens.

3. Snapchat: Search for images provided by Amazon

Snapchat comes with a handy image search tool. It is provided and integrated with Amazon product databases.

Take a photo of the product you are interested in so that Snapchat identifies and issues an Amazon card so you can access the shopping list. In addition, you can also scan barcodes instead of touching objects to search faster.

4. Amazon: For shopping

If you don't use Snapchat, you can switch to the official Amazon app. Search by taking product photos or barcodes.

To search for a product, select the option on the right side of the search bar, with the camera icon to take a picture. If the corresponding result is found, Amazon will give the list available. However, you cannot export the captured image to the photo library on your phone.

5. Coinoscope: Identification of coins

If you are a coin collector, Coinoscope is definitely the app you are looking for. It can identify both ancient and modern coins.

Coinoscope works by analyzing the photos you take and displaying relevant results from its archives. In addition to identifying names, Coinoscope also provides additional information such as five types of coins that are put into circulation, origin, value and more.

6. PlantNet: Plant identification

Another suitable image search tool is PlantNet. From the name you may also know this application will identify all plant species. PlantNet can identify plants, flowers, grasses, cacti and many other species.

After entering an image, PlantNet will display a few similar lists. You can confirm and choose a species that seems closest to what you are looking for. In addition to providing the name of the plant, PlantNet also brings the scientific information and facts about the species you are viewing.

7. Vivino: Identify wine brands

Next on this list is Vivino, an app that helps you buy better quality wine. All you need to do is take a picture of the alcohol brand you care about.

Vivino will then process and provide some information to help you decide whether to buy it or not. It provides information on popularity, description of flavors, ingredients, age and more. In addition, you can see user reviews, queuing from Vivino's 30-million community.

Even in some areas, Vivino offers you incentives and helps locate the store where you can buy the wine at the cheapest price. Vivino has now introduced about 9.2 million wines.

8. DietCameraAI: Food identification and calorie counter

DietCameraAI can handle food images and automatically add the calories they provide to you. In addition, DietCameraAI has a personal assistant AI, providing feedback about your meal and what changes need to be made to get a more nutritious diet.

Based on your history and goals, DietCameraAI also prepares your food charts and processes. Of course, you can use DietCameraAI simply as a calorie counter and ignore all the additional features.

Thanks to advances in image recognition technology, unknown objects around the world with you are no longer a mystery. With these applications, you have the ability to identify everything, whether it's a tree or a coin.

The focus of these platforms is a network of machine learning algorithms. They become more and more popular on digital products, so it's best to have a basic understanding of them.

ncG1vNJzZmismaXArq3KnmWcp51khW6tz6mqZqGUmru1tcWyZJ6ulafGtbTIp55mr5mptW7Ax55kqaCfo7Jur8CmnKuZ