Lookout - Assisted vision

3.7
3.89K reviews
500K+
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Content rating
Rated for 3+
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About this app

Lookout uses computer vision and generative AI to assist people with low vision or blindness get 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:
Text: Scan text and hear it read aloud while doing things like sorting mail and reading signs, using Text mode.
Documents: Capture a whole page of text or handwriting using Documents mode. Available in over 30 languages.
Explore: Identify objects, people, and text in surroundings using Explore mode.
Currency: Identify banknotes quickly and reliably using Currency mode, with support for US Dollars, Euros, and Indian Rupees.
Food labels: Identify packaged foods by their label or barcodes using Food labels mode. Available in over 20 countries.
Find: 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.
Images: Capture, describe, and ask questions about an image using Images mode. Image descriptions in English only. Image Question & Answer in US, UK, and Canada 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
24 July 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

3.6
3.8K reviews
Basitsana Mabatwana
26 July 2024
Hi, the app is nice, but it doesn't have food labeled mode for South Africa, so please add that country. And that's all I would like for you to do. And I guess the Explorer mode is in Beta. So that's why it's slow, but please add the food label Mode. for South Africa. So I as a blind person can use it too..
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Erica Stone
1 June 2024
It is really helpful and it identifies things that is very accurate except for it could not identify my cat and it was moving constantly so that wasn't issue. But I did notice that it would not identify the cat. I'm not sure if that's an issue or if it just does not identify living things. Still learning with this app.
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Louis Novath
10 June 2024
I like that the app uses sounds to indicate that it is working. But I hate that it keeps starting at the beginning in text mode at the slightest jiggle of the camera.
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What's new

• Capture photos in Images mode for AI-powered descriptions, available globally in English. Try Image Question & Answer, available in US, UK & Canada.
• Find nearby objects like doors, bathrooms, and cups using Find mode.
• Get improved text accuracy in Text, Documents, and Images mode.