Glossary · Software and AI
Circle to Search
With Circle to Search, you search for anything currently visible on the screen: just circle it, tap it, or highlight it.
What does Circle to Search mean?
The feature starts with a long press on the home button or the navigation bar. Then you circle an object in a photo or video or highlight a text. Google shows the results without you having to switch apps.
The feature comes from Google and first arrived on devices from Samsung and Google. Other manufacturers have it now too. It is handy, for example, for finding a piece of clothing from a video or translating a text in a foreign language.
A general explanation of the term, not from a video. How it plays out on a specific device in everyday use is covered in the reviews below.
