New features have been added to the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, including the Circle to Search function that debuted at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked launch event. Owners of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro may now do Google Lens-like searches on their smartphones using Google’s Circle to Search feature, without having to switch to a different application, in addition to the Samsung Galaxy S24 series of devices. Another flagship smartphone is anticipated to get Google’s AI-powered feature soon.

The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro have received an update to enable the new Circle to Search feature in line with Google’s previously disclosed timeline. Without downloading a software update, a member of the Gadgets 360 team testified to the feature’s activation on their Pixel 8 smartphone, indicating that Google may have done it remotely.

On the Pixel 8, circle to search

Although users still have the option to launch Google Lens using the Google app or the Google Assistant, doing so necessitates leaving the current app. The video you were watching might not be displayed and you might be brought to the home screen, depending on the app you are using. An example of this would be Instagram. However, you can now search within the app you’re using thanks to the new Circle to Search function.

On the Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro, you can long press the bottom navigation bar to access the Circle to Search feature. The phone will freeze the image on the screen so you may draw or draw around an object or product to use Google for a visual search. Additionally, you can highlight text and use a popup to conduct a Google search.

We can anticipate seeing smartphones from other manufacturers offering support for the feature soon, as the company previously announced that the Circle to Search feature would be available on “select premium Android smartphones” in addition to the newest Pixel 8 series and the Galaxy S24 series on Thursday.