With the start of a new school year, Bing, the Microsoft search engine has introduced a number of new features that will certainly be of great benefit to many students.
How do Visual Search works?
Bing extends its visual search feature called Visual Search, which was launched last June, with the addition of text transcriptions and mathematical problem solving from photos taken with mobile phones, as well as updates within the dialogue box and new learning opportunities through the addition of interactive sections in mathematics, science and languages including American sign language.
In addition, the inclusion of context-specific answers for fans of the NFL, the National Football League. The most striking of the novelties presented is the ability to transcribe texts and solve mathematical problems from photos.
Initially, Microsoft informs us in its blog that this feature will reach iOS in the coming weeks to allow users to convert an image into text which they can copy and paste on any medium and even allow them to browse on the Internet if it is a URL, or call a phone number if it is a contact number, or even add a new account if it is an email address as the company illustrates.
Also, after that feature was launched last month on iOS, it will come soon to Android. That will allow users to solve mathematical equations by taking advantage of all the web knowledge. All you need to do is make a picture of the mathematical equation and press the “Mathematics” button.