Google is expanding ‘Circle to Search’ to iPhones, allowing users to search for anything on their screens.
Google isn’t calling it by that name, though, because you can use “whatever gesture comes naturally.”
If you’ve seen how it works on Android, it essentially does the same thing on iPhones.
The big difference is you can only activate it from the Google or Chrome apps, whereas ‘Circle to Search’ on Android is built into the operating system.
Additionally, Google is expanding AI Overviews within Lens search results.
‘Search Screen With Google Lens’ On iOS
Previously exclusive to Android, this ‘Circle to Search‘ alternative expands visual search on iOS.
How It Works
iPhone users can now open the Chrome or Google apps and tap the three-dot menu to initiate a screen-wide Lens search.
Instead of taking a screenshot or navigating to another tab, you can highlight, draw, or tap on the part of the screen you want to identify.
Google will then return information about the object you’ve identified.