Circle, highlight, or tap anywhere on the screen to select the text, image, or video you want to search. If desired, you can refine your search, by adding text in the search bar. Your search results appear at the bottom of the screen. To see more results, swipe up on the results.

Circle to Search is quick, convenient, and genuinely useful—not something you can say about every AI feature launched in the past few months. It's not available on every phone though. At the time of writing, you need a Google Pixel 6 (from 2021) or later, or a Samsung Galaxy S23 (from 2023) or later.

Important: This feature is available on select models of Android phones. Circle, highlight, scribble, or tap text or images anywhere on your screen to select and search for them on Google.