About this app

The Google App offers more ways to search about the things that matter to you. Try AI Overviews, Google Lens, and more to find quick answers, explore your interests, and stay up-to-date. Use text, voice, photos, and your camera to get help in new ways.

Feature highlights:
• Google Lens: Search what you see with Lens. Not sure how to describe something in words? Use your camera, an image, or a screenshot to search. Easily identify plants or animals, find similar products, translate text, and get step-by-step homework help.
• Hum to Search: Can't remember the name of that song? Hum the tune and the Google app will identify it for you.
• Discover: Stay up-to-date on topics that matter to you. Get personalized news, articles, and videos based on your interests.
• Try AI Overviews: A faster, easier way to search and explore insights from the web. Quickly find what you’re looking for with a snapshot of helpful information and links.
• Google Search Widget: Search from your home screen with the Google widget.

Search what you see with Google Lens:
•Translate text in over 100 languages
• Find exact or similar products
• Identify popular plants, animals, and landmarks
• Scan QR codes and barcodes
• Copy text
• Step-by-step explanations and solutions for homework problems
• Reverse image search: find the source, similar photos, and relation information

Get personalized updates in Discover:
• Stay in the know about topics that interest you.
• Start your morning with weather and top news.
• Get real-time updates on sports, movies, and events.
• Stay on top of your favorite artist’s latest album drops.
• Get stories about your interests and hobbies.
• Follow interesting topics, right from Search results.

Search safely and securely:
• All searches in the Google app are protected by encrypting the connection between your device and Google.
• Privacy controls are easy to find and use. Tap your profile picture to access your menu and delete recent search history from your account with one click.
• Search proactively filters webspam to help ensure that you see safe, high-quality results.

Learn more about what the Google app can do for you: https://search.google/
Privacy policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy
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New features

• Use voice commands while navigating – even when your device has no connection. Try saying "cancel my navigation" "what's my ETA?" or "what's my next turn?"
• It's easier to access privacy settings from the homescreen. Just tap your Google Account profile picture.

App Permissions

This permission can be used on content providers to allow the global search system to access their data.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Allows an application to know what content is playing and control its playback.
Allows an application to find out the space used by any package.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Marker permission for applications that wish to access notification policy.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows an application to call any phone number, including emergency numbers, without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to read the user's calendar data.
Allows an application to read the user's call log.
Allows an application to read SMS messages.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows applications to read the sync settings.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Allows access to the vibrator.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to write the user's calendar data.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to capture audio output.
Allows applications to set the wallpaper.
Allows applications to set the wallpaper hints.
Allows an application to tell the AppWidget service which application can access AppWidget's data.
Allows an app to use fingerprint hardware.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to collect component usage statistics
Declaring the permission implies intention to use the API and the user of the device can grant permission through the Settings application.
Allows the app to answer an incoming phone call.
Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.
Allows an application to expand or collapse the status bar.
Allows applications to write the apn settings.