Lookout - Assisted vision

4.0
4.44K reviews
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PEGI 3
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About this app

Lookout uses computer vision and generative AI to assist people with low vision or blindness in getting things done faster and more easily. Using your phone's camera, Lookout makes it easier to get more information about the world around you and do daily tasks more efficiently like reading text & documents, sorting mail, putting away groceries, and more.

Built in collaboration with the blind and low-vision community, Lookout supports Google's mission to make the world's information universally accessible to everyone.

Lookout offers seven modes:

• <b>Text:</b> Scan text and hear it read aloud while doing things like sorting mail and reading signs, using Text mode.

• <b>Documents:</b> Capture a whole page of text or handwriting using Documents mode. Available in over 30 languages.

• <b>Explore:</b> Identify objects, people, and text in surroundings using Explore mode.

• <b>Currency:</b> Identify banknotes quickly and reliably using Currency mode, with support for US Dollars, Euros, and Indian Rupees.

• <b>Food labels:</b> Identify packaged foods by their label or barcodes using Food labels mode. Available in over 20 countries.

• <b>Find:</b> Scan surroundings to find objects like doors, bathrooms, cups, vehicles, and more using Find mode. Find mode can also tell you the direction and distance to the object, depending on device capabilities.

• <b>Images:</b> Capture, describe, and ask questions about an image using Images mode. Image descriptions and Q&A available globally in English only.

Lookout is available in more than 30 languages, and runs on devices with Android 6 and above. Devices with 2GB or more RAM are recommended.

Learn more about Lookout in the Help Center:
https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/9031274
Updated on
Dec 5, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Messages and 7 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.0
4.34K reviews
Barbara
November 9, 2023
When I updated your app yesterday there was a choice to increase or decrease a volume panel. There was also something that said ask a question. That has disappeared. What happened? Any ideas? ••••••• It's good • It can be improved • I suggest adding "zoom in / zoom out" for the "Discovery" option • At the moment it's picking up too many objects in its sight. • Also: It needs an easy access speed control slider and pitch control slider.
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Mike Poole
November 30, 2021
The OCR feature of this a11y app works well but the other features that I tested all failed badly. It did not recognise two different sets of neat handwriting, the large product download failed and it did not recognise most of the objects in explore mode when trying to navigate my home. Although I understand why as much data is required for training as possible uploading such sensitive data to Google should be optional rather than forced.
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Google LLC
December 15, 2021
Thank you for the feedback. For the handwriting, did you try using Document mode, with the setting enabled for "Improved image recognition"? If the problem persists, please contact our technical support team at http://g.co/disabilitysupport. For data upload, you may wish to review the consent, as we've clarified what we do and don't collect.
Mohammad Yousuf
March 16, 2025
Lookout - Assisted vision This app is good. You have to fix some problem. 1. Most of the time we don't need the camera light. on or off we can adjust the light then it will be best to use 2. You should give us the option to choose which camera. we are using and we can fix the zoom quality and lock the zoom quality that will be best we users will be more efficiently we can use
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What’s new

• Choose from natural voices available in Reading settings

• Have Gemini describe your surroundings in Images mode (English only)

• Read in multiple languages with auto-language detection

• Support for Arabic language and right-to-left user interface

• Performance improvements and bug fixes.