Google Lens will no longer start up in your phone's gallery of local pics, and instead jump right to your camera's viewfinder.

Now that we have Circle to Search, Google Lens has been updated so that it immediately starts the camera viewfinder upon launch.

Google Lens ' novelty has taken a hit since Circle to Search (CtS) came around. The latter, which has taken over Lens' on-screen context capabilities, has left some of Lens' previous functionality redundant — and that is exactly why Google seems to be repositioning Lens as a dedicated tool for real-world visual queries.