With more than 2 billion searches conducted within the platform per month, the new search tools are grabbing the attention of both marketers and users. After tapping the red camera icon, swipe up to open the gallery.Pinterest has announced two major search updates that will make it easier for pinners to find, save, and share what is most important to them. The lens can also use photos from your camera’s gallery. Enter a few words, tap “next” and the app will show Pins related to the description you just entered. You can also help teach the app! Tap the plus sign, and tell Pinterest what it is seeing.

Tap on one of the tags to see Pins related to that tag. The photo itself will have a number of tags – I typically saw six or seven. If successful (this is new after all) the Pinterest Lens will show related Pins underneath your photo. Tap the circle to take a photo.Īfter you take a photo, the Lens will try to search for more images similar to the one you just selected or shot. Tap the red and white camera icon to get a new screen with a large circle (lens) on it.Tap once in the search bar, to the right of the magnifying glass.Tap the magnifying glass at the top of the screen.To use the Pinterest Lens open an up-to-date Pinterest app on your smartphone, then: Using the Pinterest Lens is fun – like playing with a new toy! If your app is not up to date, visit the Google Play or iTunes store to get the latest version. Pinterest engineering updates the mobile app every week! To make sure your smartphone has all of the latest Pinterest features, make sure your device has the most recent version. The Lens helps users discover new content on the mobile app through images recognition.

The Pinterest Lens is one of the newest updates to the Pinterest app.

Pinterest lens