# Get a live tour guide for whatever your phone camera sees

> Point your phone at an old carved doorway and ask what it means, and it tells you on the spot.

Open the Google app, tap Live and turn on video. Point your camera at a building, painting or menu while you travel and ask out loud. Search answers in real time with links to learn more.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/search-live-tour-guide/
- Category: Hidden AI superpowers
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: Google Search
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Free in the Google app on Android and iPhone wherever AI Mode is available. The camera turns off if you leave the app.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Be my friendly tour guide for the day. I'm visiting [WHERE YOU ARE, e.g. an old town center] and I'm interested in [YOUR INTERESTS, e.g. history and local food]. When I point my camera at something, tell me what it is, one interesting story about it, and one thing most visitors miss. Keep each answer under 30 seconds unless I ask for more. If you're not sure what something is, say so and ask me to move closer. If I point at a menu or sign, translate it and explain anything unusual.
```

## Step by step

1. Open the Google app on your phone and tap Live below the search bar.
2. Tap Video to turn on your camera, or open Google Lens and tap Live.
3. Say the prompt below, then point your camera at whatever catches your eye.
4. Tap Transcript at the end to keep the conversation and links as a written thread.

## What you'll get

A spoken, real-time guide to the places and things around you, with web links and a saved transcript.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Google Search. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Free in the Google app on Android and iPhone wherever AI Mode is available. The camera turns off if you leave the app.

**How long does it take?** A few minutes. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 2 blanks: where you are and your interests. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A spoken, real-time guide to the places and things around you, with web links and a saved transcript.

Idea spotted on the official docs, shared by Liza Ma, Google: https://blog.google/products/search/search-live-tips/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: No AI Slop (A sharp editor that cuts the AI tells from any draft. Your point and your voice stay); TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.