How To Use Reverse Image Search – Google Search By Image

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Reverse Image Search – Google Search By Image

Google Search by Image will help you find the original source of images, memes, and profile pictures on your computer, Android mobile phone, iPhone, or iPad. Go to images.google.com, click the camera icon, and either paste in the URL for an image you’ve seen online, upload an image from your hard drive, or drag an image from another window.

Find related images with reverse image search

You can use a picture to find related images from the web. When you search with a picture, your results may include:

  • Similar images
  • The websites that contain these images
  • Other sizes of the picture you searched with

Reverse Image Search Android

Google Search By Image

  1. Go to images.google.com. from your Android.
  2. Enter a description of the picture you want to find.
  3. Tap Search.
  4. Tap the picture you want to search with.
  5. Touch and hold the picture. Tap Search Google for this image.​

Reverse Image Search In Android with Google Lens

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google app.
  2. At the bottom, tap Discover.
  3. In the search bar, tap Google Lens.
  4. You can either Take a photo Using your camera and then tap Search Or Upload an existing photo from your album.
  5. Tap a white dot, if available, or use your finger or stylus to circle part of the image.

Reverse Image Search In iPhone

Search By Image Google

  1. Copy an image to your clipboard from your iPhone or iPad.
  2. Open the Google app.
  3. Tap the search bar.
  4. Under “From clipboard,” tap Search for this image. ​

Reverse Image Search In iPhone with Google Lens

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google app.
  2. At the bottom, tap Discover.
  3. In the search bar, tap Google Lens.
  4. You can either Take a photo Using your camera and then tap Search Or Upload an existing photo from your album.
  5. Tap a white dot, if available, or use your finger or stylus to circle part of the image.

 

Why Perform Reverse Image Search?

1. To enhance search engine optimization:

Using reverse image search you can find people who are using your images without attributing credits, ask them to mention you as the rightful author, and link back to your page.

Some of the image Search tools

Google Images
Pixsy
Tineye

2. To discover similar photos:

This allows you to find similar images on the internet.

3. To find the image’s original creators or owners:

The reverse image search engine allows you to quickly find out who owns that photo/image and ask them to mention image credits.

4. To learn more about the object in an image:

Since the reverse image search engine is able to return information about the object or objects featured in the image, the user can visually search then use the opportunity to learn more about the objects. This allows you to know things like the name, history, and characteristics of an image file.

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