Google Lens solved 5 oddly specific problems that would have taken me ages to Google

I’m generally pretty good at coming up with the right words to find what I need on Google. But every now and then, I run into a question where I don’t quite know the right vocabulary to type into a search bar, or where it would take a paragraph to explain what I’m looking for. That’s usually when I realize I’ve been staring at a problem for 20 minutes that I could solve in two if I just pointed my camera at it. Here are five times Google Lens came to my rescue.

Google Lens solved a house-selling mystery

Yes, I’m worrying about cavity-wall insulation now

This might not sound like the most exciting thing I’ve ever done with Google Lens, but I’m selling my house, and apparently, worrying about what’s inside your walls is part of the midlife experience. Where I live (UK), having spray foam insulation can…