Google makes its Lens technology available to KaiOS used on JioPhone

New Delhi: Google on Tuesday said users of KaiOS—which powers smart feature phones such as JioPhone and HMD Global’s Banana Phone (Nokia 8110 4G) —will now be able to use Google Lens on their phones to read and translate words in real-time.

Google Lens is an image recognition technology that is designed to bring out relevant information related to objects it identifies using visual analysis.

In a blogpost, Google said the company has been adding features like integrated voice typing on KaiOS, voice-based language selection, and support for Indian languages to help “first-time internet users overcome barriers to literacy and interact with technology and their devices more naturally”.