Published 08:50 IST, April 8th 2020

How to search by image on Google using desktop and mobile phones

Search by Image is an interesting feature which allows reverse image searches directly in the image search-bar. Read on to learn how to search by image online.

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Search by im, also kwn as reverse im search, is a feature that allows users to search for similar ims on internet. feature is essentially helpful when you have a picture, and you want to check website that it came from or get any details about picture. Search by im also lets you run an im retrieval query across web which can help you get credit from websites that are using your media files.

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Google has been offering users with reverse im search capability for many years w. search tool was first ded on July 12, 2001, with certain d-ons after re was a heavy demand from users for pictures of Jennifer Lopez's green Versace dress which regular Google search wasn’t able to handle. However, reverse im search capability was introduced in June 2011, which did t require any third-party d-ons.

feature is quite a useful one, although t all internet users may be aware of how feature works or best way to use it. This is especially true when you are using a phone to access feature. Here’s a complete guide on how to search by im in Google.

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How to search by im in Google from a Desktop

best way to perform a reverse im search on Google is when you are using a Google Chrome browser. So if you’re on Chrome, you can simply right- on any im that you're interested in and on "Search Google for im" option. For Firefox users, you will need to d an extension to your computer to be able to use this feature.

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Alternatively, you can go to ims.google.com on any web browser and on camera icon which is located right on search bar. Once you on camera icon, a menu will open up allowing you to eir paste URL of im, or uplo a picture from your computer that you wish to search. Choose any of two options and hit search button to generate im results.

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*Also te that when you search an im that you have found online, you can right- on it to eir “Save Im As…” to use picture to furr conduct a Google im search using uplo option, or on “Copy Im dress” if you want to run ar Google im query using URL.

How to search by im in Google using a phone

Similar to a desktop, you can easily access Google im search if you are alrey using Google Chrome as a web browser on your smartphone. You can perform an im search by tapping and holding any im and ing on “Search Google for this Im” option to get results.

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However, Google does t allow mobile users to search for an im using camera icon.  So if you're still looking to run an im query on a picture which is on your phone library, you can do so using Bing's im search on this link.

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08:49 IST, April 8th 2020