YouTube is bringing Lens to Shorts. The characteristic, which will roll out in beta within the coming weeks, will allow you to seek for extra details about the animals, vegetation, and objects you notice inside a video.
For those who’re watching a Brief with a landmark within the background, for instance, YouTube says you should use Lens to seek for the precise landmark and discover out extra about the place the video was filmed.
You’ll have the ability to use the characteristic by accessing Shorts from inside YouTube’s cell app. After you pause the Brief, faucet the Lens button within the high menu, after which circle, spotlight, or faucet the merchandise you wish to seek for. YouTube will then present visible matches and search outcomes overlaid on the Brief. The platform notes that when you choose considered one of these outcomes, you’ll be able to “rapidly leap again into the content material you had been watching.”
YouTube says that whereas Lens doesn’t use “biometric facial recognition” to determine particular individuals, it could present outcomes for “notable public figures.” It additionally gained’t present adverts in outcomes through the pilot, and also will not be obtainable on Shorts with buying affiliate hyperlinks to start out.