In Safari, tap the aA icon on the top left and select Request Desktop Website. It works in Safari, but performs best in the Chrome browser app ( iOS or Android). To get it, you’ll need to load the desktop version on your mobile device. When you fire up on mobile, the camera icon won’t show up in the search bar. Google built a reverse image search function into phones and tablets, albeit on a limited basis. Go to, click the camera icon, and either paste in the URL for an image you’ve seen online, upload an image from your hard drive, or drag an image from another window.īut what about when you’re on a mobile device and want to do a reverse image lookup? There are options.
Google’s reverse image search is a breeze on a desktop computer. But what if you have an image and want to know its origin? Or find similar photos? That’s a reverse image search. Most search engines offer it, and it’s great. Image Search is the ability to search on a term and find images related to what you typed.