Google's Circle to Search AI feature brings new ways to search anything, anywhere

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A new tool introduced by Google called Circle to Search makes Android the clear winner.

This innovative tool lets you search anything on your screen without switching apps, making information discovery more seamless and intuitive than ever before.

How Circle to Search works

Circle Search is launched by long pressing the home button or navigation bar on your Android device, once launched you can select any part of the screen using different gestures.

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• Surrounding an object
• Highlighting text
• Graffiti the area
• Tap an item

Artificial intelligence-powered search displays relevant information about your selection on-screen, without interrupting your current activity.

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Various search functions

This feature is extremely versatile and allows you to search a wide range of content.

• Visual Search: Identify objects, clothing, and products in images and videos
• Text-based search: Research unfamiliar terms and concepts
• Multi-Search: Combine image and text queries for more specific results

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Real World Applications

The possibilities with Circle to Search are endless:

• shopping: Identify and find similar products while browsing social media
• learn: As you read the article, look up terms and concepts you don't understand
• Entertainment: Get detailed information about actors, places, and objects in your videos
• problem solving: Find solutions to visual puzzles and math problems

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AI-powered insights

Circle to Search leverages Google's advanced AI to provide comprehensive information: Ask a question about your choice and the feature will pull together relevant details from across the web to provide you with a deeper understanding of the topic.

Supported Devices

Circle to Search is available on select premium Android phones, including:

• Google Pixel 6 series and later
• Samsung Galaxy S21 series and later
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and newer
• Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 and newer
• Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Series

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How to search using Circle

To search for on-screen text, images, and videos:

• In gesture navigation mode, Press and hold the navigation handle.
• Click on a circle to start your search:
• In 3-button navigation mode, Press and hold the Home button.

• Circle, highlight, or tap Click anywhere on the screen to select the text, image, or video you want to search.
• If necessary, you can narrow your search. Adding text Type it into the search bar.

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• Search results will appear at the bottom of the screen, swipe up on a result to see more.

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Circle to Search is a major step forward in making information access on mobile devices more intuitive and seamless, eliminating the need to switch between apps, so you can satisfy your curiosity and stay focused on the task at hand. As this capability continues to evolve and expand to more devices, it has the potential to revolutionize how we interact with and learn from the digital world around us.

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