Google has recently rolled out the Android 15 beta update. With this update, the company provides several new featuresfor the Pixel devices. From those innovations, here is one most-awaited feature: the ability to circle to search.
According to the information, the new Circle to Search was spotted on the Pixel Tablet with the Android 15 beta 1.2 update; however, those users who are still using Android 14 didn’t get it. So, if you want to take advantage of the feature, then you have to enroll in the beta program or wait for the Android 15 stable update.
However, it is worth noticing that the company hasn’t made any noticeable changes to the main screen of the device. Specifically, when you install the Android 15 beta 1.2 update on your Pixel tablet and try to use the Circle to Search feature, it brings the same interface as on a smartphone, but the Google search bar is not stretched to the edge of the screen as the Circle to Search activates, which seems like it is not optimized completely yet.
It is worth noticing that you will not be able to use the Circle to search feature if you have enabled the ‘Always show Taskbar”. Because it doesn’t give space for the navigation bar to appear on the home screen, if you still want to use both functions at the same time, then it is recommended to turn on the three-button navigation buttons, which will give you the shortcut to activate the circle to search functionality.
For your information, Circle search functionality was initially introduced in the Samsung Galaxy S24 devices; later, Google rolled it out to its latest high-end smartphones, including the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, and then expanded to older devices such as the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro in March. Moving forward, it has also given the feature to the Pixel 6 series and then the Pixel 7a smartphones, and now the functionality has arrived for the Pixel Tablets.
