{"id":21657,"date":"2017-05-20T14:59:17","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T09:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=21657"},"modified":"2017-05-20T15:01:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T09:31:43","slug":"how-to-reverse-image-search-on-android-and-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-to-reverse-image-search-on-android-and-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Reverse Image Search on Android and iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reverse image search engines take a picture as an input and search the web for visually similar images. It can be used to find out if somebody has copied your copyright image, identify unknown things, track the source of an image, among\u00a0a few different things. Google\u2019s reverse image search is the most common reverse image search engine out of\u00a0the lot but it is only available for the desktop, excepting Android and iPhone users from this essential feature.<\/p>\n

How to Reverse Image Search on Android<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

1.Image Search<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Image Search enables to quickly reverse search an image by sharing the image from your\u00a0gallery, browser, or anywhere<\/strong>. There\u2019s an option to upload an image from within the app, although find using the\u00a0\u201cShare\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>menu much more convenient.<\/p>\n

It is used to custom reverse search engines and has a several Google reverse image search specific features like\u00a0blocking explicit images<\/strong>\u00a0and setting\u00a0region based redirects<\/strong>. It can\u00a0compress images<\/strong>\u00a0for faster uploads, so it has users with poor network connection covered. Once the image has been uploaded, it can show the result in a custom Chrome tab, or a browser of your choice. It\u2019s a solid Google reverse image search tool, wrapped in a beautiful Material Design UI.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

Install:<\/strong>\u00a0(Free<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, with in-app purchases)<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

2.Search by Image<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Search by Image is another simple reverse image search tool, which shows reverse search engine results from\u00a0Google Images and TinEye<\/strong>. Performing a reverse image search is as simple as sharing the picture from anyplace, and selecting the \u201cSearch by Image<\/strong>\u201d option. Like Image Search, it also gives you a chance to select an image from within the app. Even though sharing the image is a much more convenient way to achieve the same. You can\u00a0crop, resize or flip<\/strong>\u00a0an image before really uploading it.<\/p>\n

In its settings, you can set the search results to show inside the app or your default browser. The preferred search engine is set to Google by default, but you can change it to TinEye. If you select to use Google, you get an additional setting to set the level of \u201cGoogle Safe Search<\/strong>\u201d to block explicit images.<\/p>\n

Install:<\/strong>\u00a0(Free<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, ad-supported)<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

How to Reverse Image Search on iPhone<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

1.Search by Image Extension<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Search by Image Extension is the latest addition to the batch of similar iOS apps. To reverse search an image, just\u00a0share the image<\/strong>\u00a0from the Photos app, browser or literally wherever and select the \u201cSearch Image<\/strong>\u201d option.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Now you can reverse search an image using\u00a0Google and Yandex<\/strong>. You can select to show the results in your browser of choice. If you don\u2019t like opening a full-fledged web browser, you can select to open it in \u201cin-app Safari\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Install:<\/strong>\u00a0(Free<\/a><\/span><\/strong>)<\/p>\n

2.Reversee<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Reversee is a reverse image search engine client for iOS which comes with a lot of bells and whistles. The free version comes with an editor to\u00a0crop or rotate<\/strong>\u00a0the image, an option to show search results in your\u00a0preferred browser<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0share images<\/strong>\u00a0from inside apps to make reverse searching a lot more convenient.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

The pro version unlocks more features like the ability to choose from\u00a0multiple search engines<\/strong>\u00a0(Google, Bing, Yandex) for enhanced search results. It also lets\u00a0you auto-crop images, unlock more editor options, remove ads<\/strong>\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n

Install<\/strong>: (Free<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, with $3,99 for Pro version)<\/p>\n

3.Veracity<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Veracity is another famous reverse image search engine client for iOS. Because Veracity doesn\u2019t support sharing from inside apps, you should\u00a0explicitly launch it<\/strong>\u00a0every time you need to reverse search an image. You can select an image from your\u00a0camera roll, photo library, Dropbox or from the clipboard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It can\u00a0identify contents inside<\/strong>\u00a0the image. The free version shows advertisements along with search results and can be removed with an in-app purchase. Another in-app purchase of about a dollar unlocks a crop tool\u00a0to crop images before uploading.<\/p>\n

Install:<\/strong>\u00a0(Free<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, with in-app purchases)<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

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Reverse Image Search Using Web Services<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

We can reverse image search using a few web services, eliminating the need for a dedicated app.<\/p>\n

1.CTRLQ<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

CTRLQ is a simple web service that gives you a chance to upload a picture from your Android or iOS device\u00a0and perform a\u00a0Google reverse image search<\/strong>\u00a0for it. You\u2019ll need to have the image saved to your gallery\/camera roll earlier.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

Visit website<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2.TinEye<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

TinEye gives you a chance to upload an image from your Android or iOS device and perform a reverse image search for it. TinEye\u2019s website lets you upload an image from the\u00a0Gallery or Google Drive<\/strong>\u00a0if you visit the website from an Android device. On an iOS device, it lets you upload an\u00a0image from the\u00a0camera roll or iCloud Drive.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Visit website<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

3.Google Images<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Note<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

This is a kind of workaround to make Google reverse image search work on mobile.<\/p>\n

At this point you maybe know that you can reverse image search on Google Images from the desktop, but not from the mobile site. You can get around this easily by\u00a0requesting a desktop site<\/strong>\u00a0from the mobile browser while you\u2019re on Google Images website.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to do it on Chrome mobile for Android and iOS:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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  • Tap on the three dots\u00a0overflow\u00a0<\/strong>menu and select \u201cRequest Desktop Site<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \"How<\/p>\n

    How to do it on Safari:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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    • Long tap on the reload icon in the address bar and select \u201cRequest Desktop Site<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \"How<\/p>\n

      In both the cases, the Google Images website must reload with the desktop version and you can upload images from your Android\/iPhone by clicking on the camera\u00a0icon.<\/p>\n

      \"How<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

      Pro-tip<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h4>\n

      In Chrome, you can reverse search an image quickly by long tapping the image and selecting \u201cSearch Google for this image<\/strong> \u201c. This works only on images on the web and not your locally saved images.<\/p>\n

      \u00a0\"How<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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