YouTube will let you search for things you see in Shorts

YouTube is bringing Lens to Shorts. The function, which will roll out in beta within the coming weeks, will allow you to seek for extra details about the animals, crops, and gadgets you notice inside a video.

For those who’re watching a Quick with a landmark within the background, for instance, YouTube says you should utilize Lens to seek for the precise landmark and discover out extra about the place the video was filmed.

You’ll have the ability to use the function by accessing Shorts from inside YouTube’s cell app. After you pause the Quick, faucet the Lens button within the high menu, after which circle, spotlight, or faucet the merchandise you wish to seek for. YouTube will then present visible matches and search outcomes overlaid on the Quick. The platform notes that when you choose one among these outcomes, you may “rapidly bounce again into the content material you have been watching.”

YouTube says that whereas Lens doesn’t use “biometric facial recognition” to establish particular individuals, it could present outcomes for “notable public figures.” It additionally received’t present adverts in outcomes throughout the pilot, and also will not be out there on Shorts with purchasing affiliate hyperlinks to begin.