Circle to Search Howto
Circle to Search is an AI-powered visual search feature for Android that allows users to search for anything on their screen by circling, highlighting, or tapping, without switching apps.
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Activate Circle to Search: Long press the home button or navigation bar on your supported Android phone to activate Circle to Search.
Select content to search: Use your finger to circle, highlight, scribble over, or tap the text, image, or video on your screen that you want to search for.
View search results: Search results will appear at the bottom of your screen without switching apps.
Refine search (optional): If desired, you can refine your search by adding text in the search bar that appears.
Explore results: Browse through the search results to find information about the selected content.
Return to previous app: When finished, swipe away the search results to return to what you were doing before.
Circle to Search FAQs
Circle to Search is a new AI-powered feature on select Android phones that allows users to search for anything on their screen without switching apps. Users can circle, highlight, scribble, or tap on text, images, or videos to instantly get more information from Google.
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