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Post by MZF on Nov 11, 2022 16:15:12 GMT
Does anyone have one they like? I'd really like love to find one similar to the Lens app my sister has on her android--it ids virtually anything you scan. TIA
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caangel
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Post by caangel on Nov 11, 2022 16:16:51 GMT
I'm also android but I believe that iphones have a similar built in function. Hopefully someone here can share more info.
Specifically for plants I sometimes use the PlantNet app. It is free.
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CeeScraps
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Post by CeeScraps on Nov 11, 2022 16:20:46 GMT
I had been using "Seek" for the iPhone. I quit using it when I was a a friend's home and it kept telling me the plants didn't exist and I was standing in front of them. My friend recommended "Picture This". It's great. Yes I paid something for it. It tells me how to care for the plant. It tells me if it is sick or not besides where it came from.
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Post by 950nancy on Nov 11, 2022 16:57:49 GMT
I had been using "Seek" for the iPhone. I quit using it when I was a a friend's home and it kept telling me the plants didn't exist and I was standing in front of them. My friend recommended "Picture This". It's great. Yes I paid something for it. It tells me how to care for the plant. It tells me if it is sick or not besides where it came from. I have seen this one. I was going to get it, but it said it was $30 a year. I can see it being that price for a lifetime, but I am not sure about per year. |
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Post by katiescarlett on Nov 11, 2022 17:04:15 GMT
I also use Picture This. It was free at first and I really liked it so I went ahead and purchased. Can't remember how much.
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Post by ~summer~ on Nov 11, 2022 17:13:09 GMT
We use Seek and it is free (I’m 90% sure)
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iowgirl
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Post by iowgirl on Nov 11, 2022 17:23:03 GMT
I use the built in one on my iPhone. Take a picture. Open in the Apple Photo's app. Click on the 'i' that has a circle/stars around it. It will give you the choice to "Look Up" and it usually defaults to plant when it is a plant/flower picture. Free - already there.  |
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Post by MZF on Nov 11, 2022 17:46:39 GMT
I use the built in one on my iPhone. Take a picture. Open in the Apple Photo's app. Click on the 'i' that has a circle/stars around it. It will give you the choice to "Look Up" and it usually defaults to plant when it is a plant/flower picture. Free - already there.  I wonder why mine doesn't have those options. It only provides info like when pic taken and uploaded and by whom. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 11, 2022 20:46:57 GMT
I just use Lens with the Google app. I open the app and click on the camera icon in the search bar to open up Google Lens. It opens up a viewer thing, take a pic of the plant, animal or whatever you want to search and the results pop right up.
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Post by busy on Nov 11, 2022 21:12:12 GMT
I use the built in one on my iPhone. Take a picture. Open in the Apple Photo's app. Click on the 'i' that has a circle/stars around it. It will give you the choice to "Look Up" and it usually defaults to plant when it is a plant/flower picture. Free - already there. I wonder why mine doesn't have those options. It only provides info like when pic taken and uploaded and by whom. It was launched with iOS 15 last year, so if you're on an older phone that doesn't support 15, or you just don't update iOS often, that could be way. |
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Post by MZF on Nov 11, 2022 21:19:30 GMT
I just use Lens with the Google app. I open the app and click on the camera icon in the search bar to open up Google Lens. It opens up a viewer thing, take a pic of the plant, animal or whatever you want to search and the results pop right up. I am tech-challenged, but your step-by-step how-to was so helpful. It works! Thank you! |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 11, 2022 21:25:42 GMT
I just use Lens with the Google app. I open the app and click on the camera icon in the search bar to open up Google Lens. It opens up a viewer thing, take a pic of the plant, animal or whatever you want to search and the results pop right up. I am tech-challenged, but your step-by-step how-to was so helpful. It works! Thank you! Awesome!  |
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iowgirl
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Post by iowgirl on Nov 11, 2022 21:31:15 GMT
I wonder why mine doesn't have those options. It only provides info like when pic taken and uploaded and by whom. You need to have iOS 15 or higher |
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Post by MZF on Nov 11, 2022 21:37:50 GMT
I have an iPhone X, and my updates are up to date, currently set to update tonight to 16.1.1. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right place? Oh well, I'll ask one of my kids or GKs when I see them next, 'cause it all seems so easy for them -lol. Thanks for the help, ladies:)
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Post by callmenutz on Nov 12, 2022 5:09:02 GMT
I just use Lens with the Google app. I open the app and click on the camera icon in the search bar to open up Google Lens. It opens up a viewer thing, take a pic of the plant, animal or whatever you want to search and the results pop right up. I didn’t know this, thank you! |
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Post by SallyPA on Nov 12, 2022 16:34:25 GMT
I use Picture This. There is a free version. I use it a lot! For gardening, tending my yard and flower gardens (is this a weed or not), and while hiking.
It also will tell you how to fix probs with houseplants.
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Post by zuke on Nov 14, 2022 11:19:33 GMT
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