New YouTube feature lets you search for anything you see in Shorts

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Now, YouTube users can easily find anything within a Short, eliminating the need to ask for information from commenters in the future.

Have you ever found yourself curious about landmarks, flora, objects, wildlife, or other elements seen in a YouTube Short? You’re definitely not the only one with such curiosity, and the platform (which happens to be owned by Google) aims to assist you in your quest for knowledge.

Starting from May 29th, YouTube announced that the Google Lens feature will be integrated into Shorts as part of a new beta testing phase. In simpler terms, this means that Google Lens capabilities are now being tested and will soon work in conjunction with YouTube’s Shorts video format.

In the forthcoming period, viewers can expect to utilize the Lens tool for identifying items as they watch Short videos on our platform.

YouTube Shorts get a huge upgrade

When watching videos on the YouTube Mobile app, users have the option to briefly stop the video and then choose “Lens” from the top menu. This feature allows viewers to either sketch, mark up, or simply touch the content they’re viewing in order to initiate a search.

To illustrate, the YouTube announcement demonstrated a user circling a pet, which turned out to be a Dachshund, and conducting a search to discover its specific breed.

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After that, users have the option to dive right back into the video from the search findings. Alternatively, should you wish to utilize a platform other than Google, simply duplicate the essential details and insert them into your preferred tool instead.

On this platform, the function prohibits users from seeking out ordinary individuals. To clarify, the program [is not] utilizing biometric facial recognition technology through Lens. Nevertheless, they mention there might be instances where outcomes for well-known public figures could appear.

You can start using the Lens feature soon as it’s being released to users now, so you should be able to take advantage of it from around early June onwards.

As a dedicated gamer, I’ve noticed that YouTube has been consistently stepping up its game with Shorts, introducing a plethora of features reminiscent of its main competitor, TikTok.

In the year 2025, YouTube introduced a novel editor enabling users to incorporate music and synchronize clip timings with the rhythm by themselves, thanks to an automatic alignment feature.

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2025-05-30 19:48