How to disable "Search with Google Lens" in Chrome
Since around August 2024, Chrome's "Search image with Google" has changed to "Search with Google Lens."
I think I fixed this before... Can we please stop this already!
So, here's how to disable this and revert to the original "Search image with Google."
By the way, here's how to fix Google Lens opening in the side panel in a slightly older version.
Solution
Type chrome://flags into Chrome's address bar, open it, and search for #enable-lens-overlay.
Change the "Lens overlay" that appears to "Disabled" and restart Chrome.
It has reverted to the original.
Hope this reaches someone facing the same issue.
Comments
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Anonymous
I also revert the settings using these steps every time lol
However, this time, even after reverting to the traditional image search, I only get 0 results, and I'm forced to use Google Lens. Am I the only one experiencing this?
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Owner
Thank you for your comment!
Indeed, I've confirmed that no images are found in my environment either!
Even if "Lens overlay" is set to "Enabled", it doesn't find anything... (Was it like this when I wrote the article...?)
I'll keep an eye on it and add an update if anything changes!
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