Google Now on Tap gets text select and image search features

Google has updated its Now on Tap functionality with the addition of text select and image search feature for Android devices.

After the update you can select a text in an article app, email or chat to get precise information on the selected tap. After highlighting a text in an article or in email, the feature will fetch information cards for you.

In addition you'll also be able to search for information about any image that you have in your galley, or a new photo captured via the device's camera. To get information regarding the image, you have to select a photo and long press the home button.

Also, for certain images or objects you will be able to get information via your phone's camera app in real time. You just have to point you camera on any popular building, movie poster or magazine, and long press the home button to activate Now on Tap, to get information for the same.

The updated Google Now on Tap features are available for devices running both Android Marshmallow and Android N.

Google's Now on Tap gets flights and package tracking, screenshot feature, related articles

Google has updated the Now on Tap feature for Android, adding some new functions. Now, if your friend or someone in your family sends you a text message with his flight number, you can simply tap and hold your phone's home button to get info on flight status.

In addition, if you're expecting any package, ordered online and have a email of the shipment on the screen, tapping and holding the home button will bring you the tracking information of your package, without the need to search manually.

Now on Tap will now display related articles when your reading the news. To get related articles you will have to tap and hold the button to get more links. The latest update also brings support for French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Korean languages. The new features will rolled out in the coming days.

Google recently rolled out an update to Now on Tap, making it easier to take screenshots and share it, which gets automatically deleted. This can be done through the share icon, by tapping it, you will get a temporary screenshot that you can share through Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, or any other apps that use sharing feature. Once the screenshot is shared, it disappears or if you wish to keep it, you can do so by simply sharing it on Google Photos or Gallery.

Introduced along with Android Marshmallow the Now on Tap is part of Google Now, and analyzes the content on your screen and then turn around to offer you contextual information.

Google Now gets smarter with 'Now on Tap' feature

Google has added a new feature to its personal smart assistant. The new feature called 'Now on Tap' will basically lets Google Now be activated from any screen in contextual manner.

Aparna Chennapragada, Product Director for Google Now said that her team has focused on a three-prong approach for Now On Tap: understanding context, providing answers and helping users take action. She added "Developers don’t need to do anything to integrate with Now on tap as long as they have their apps indexed by Google."

With 'Now on Tap" you can simply tap and hold the home button for assistance without having to leave what you are doing - listening music, texting your friends or reading e-mail.

For instance, if your friend is mailing you about movie listing, you can tap on the movie name and hold on to the home button. Google now will bring up cards with all information and links you will need that are relevant to the movie. Information includes movie ratings, links to trailer, IMDB page, buy tickets and more. This basically lets you do simple tasks without leaving your current app.

Similarly, if you are chatting with a friend about going out to restaurant, Now on Tap will bring quick info of the restaurant your friend recommending. You can take actions such as make a call to reserve table, read reviews on supported app or look up location on a map.

Now on Tap is part of the upcoming Android M OS which will be released later this year.