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AI-Enhanced 'Circle to Search' Is Coming to Galaxy S24 and Pixel 8 Phones

The modern generation of Android phones is getting new Google Lens-like features that put Search front and center in every single app on Android by letting you highlight parts of images or text to generate Search results. The newly-announced…

JBy Jessica GrantJan 18, 20242 min read

The modern generation of Android phones is getting new Google Lens-like features that put Search front and center in every single app on Android by letting you highlight parts of images or text to generate Search results. The newly-announced WatchGoogle's Pixel 8 and 8 Pro are New, and Somewhat Improved CCShare SubtitlesOffEnglishGif: GoogleAdvertisementSo, if you’re browsing along on Reddit and spot an image, you don’t have to go through reverse image searching to possibly garner more info about where your favorite meme came from. As for text-based Circle to Search, you only need to highlight the text to create search results as if you had typed the query into Google. When you’re done, swipe down to return to your previous app without actively closing the new interface.AdvertisementCircle to Search is coming out Jan. 31 exclusively to the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and the new and shiny Samsung Galaxy S24 series, at least for now. It’s a use case coming to the Android ecosystem over time, though for right now, only those few phones are getting access to the feature. The new feature is baked into the Google app, so Android phones need to have that application enabled and up to date to get the most out of their device.But that’s where things get a little more AI-heavy. This week, Google’s adding even more search options on both Android and iOS through the multisearch function in Google Lens. Now, instead of receiving a report on your photos through both images and text on your phone, it can also generate a response from the company’s still-in-beta Search AI. Say you take a photo of your dying Azalea and then ask Lens how to take care of the plant. Google should then generate a text result explaining how to help your shrub survive, so long as it doesn’t AdvertisementThat function goes through the current . Suppose you haven’t seen these in-Search responses yet. In that case, they come in collapsible responses with links underneath to videos or articles where the AI supposedly found (It’s the first time Google is opening up its SGE to primetime, or at least to all those current Pixel 8 and future Samsung S24 users, with no sign-up required. Even

Based on reporting by gizmodo.com.

As for text-based Circle to Search, you only need to highlight the text to create search results as if you had typed the query into Google.
Jessica Grant · Thehackingpost
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