Google first unveiled Circle to Search, the latest AI-powered feature, alongside other Galaxy AI features with the Galaxy S24 series. Later, Google introduced this AI feature to its pixel smartphones. For starters, the Circle to Search functionality provides the ability to instantly search for information about any object on the screen.Now, Google is preparing to add new features to enhance its utility.
Currently, when you activate the circle to search interface, the button displays an at-a-glance icon that allows you to search either manually or by voice. Additionally, a Google Lens icon appears as a shortcut to the application, and a translation icon allows you to instantly translate text on the screen. And to make it more convincing, the company will make some changes to the application in the coming updates.
According to the Android Authority, with the help of app investigation partner Assemble debug, some new features are arriving for the instant search screen, one of which is saving screenshots on the cloud. Currently, when you circle any object, it directly goes to the search result but does not save anywhere, but soon this will change, allowing the user to save the selected screenshot on the cloud or share it with anyone.
Along with this, the Circle to Search could also get two more features, including “listen” and “select all,” similar to Google Lens; this will cut down on the steps to use those features with the Google Lens and be directly accessible from there.
In Google Lens, the listen feature allows users to get text-to-speech conversion for any text selected. The “Select All” button allows users to easily select all the text that appears in the images and provides an option to copy or search directly from there. However, currently, it is not confirmed how these features will work, but as these are still in the beta update, we can expect them to arrive on the device in the next few days.
Circle to Search is available on these Galaxy devices
Circle to search is counted under the Galaxy AI feature and is currently available for these Galaxy devices:
- Galaxy S24 series
- Galaxy S23 series
- Galaxy S23 FE
- Galaxy S21 series
- Galaxy Tab S9 series
- Galaxy Tab S8 series
- Galaxy Z Fold 5
- Galaxy Z Flip 5
- Galaxy Z Fold 4
- Galaxy Z Flip 4
- Galaxy Z Fold 3
- Galaxy Z Flip 3
