From the latest features deployed by Google for its devices Without a doubt, Circle to Search seems to me to be one of the most useful and well thought out. If you are not familiar with it, it offers the ability to select any element that appears on the device screen and automatically search for it using all the functions of Google for this purpose.

It might sound similar to the Google Lens search feature, and it actually is, but Circle to Search is integrated into the operating system itself, so the feature can be invoked anytime, anywhereso it is not limited exclusively to the use of tools previously designed by Google for this purpose, although these continue to be available to users who wish to continue using them, as their deployment is limited to a specific device.

Initially, Circle to Search is available for the Google Pixel 8, Pixel 7 and 7 Pro families and the Samsung Galaxy S24, a sign of the good pace of cooperation signed between Google and Samsung. Since then, however, we have been waiting for its scope to expand to other devices, especially previous generations of Pixel devices, from seeing (and personally trying) its operation does not appear to be overly demanding on features and that . However, it represents a high-level qualitative improvement in user experience with the device.



Well, we have good news about that, and that is that Google has announced it The Circle to Search push is expanding to the Pixel 7a this week, The Pixel 6 family (6, 6 Pro and 6a). Samsung Galaxy S23 family (including S23 FE), Z Fold5, Z Flip 5 and Tab S9. And soon, although without a public date at the moment, also the Google Pixel Fold and Google Pixel Tablet, which was also quite expected by users of these devices.

In addition, the search engine also announced a new feature that significantly increases the already high usefulness of Circle to Search, and this search feature will soon take over another particularly useful element from Google Lens, text translation. This way, as you can see in the animated image above, a new button will be added to the search bar associated with Circle to Search, and a simple click on it will automatically translate all the text displayed in the screen capture area. .