‘Surround to Search’: Google function now available on iPhone

It was launched by Google for high-end Android phones in January. function Environment to Search now also available here iPhoneComing via Google Lens and iOS shortcuts, as reported by 9to5Google Tuesday (7). The tool allows you to search by circling people and objects on your mobile phone screen.

The function is also available for iOS, with minor differences from the version first released on the Samsung Galaxy S24 series Available in Google app, Google Lens. It is triggered via the “Search for your screenshot” shortcut, which can be activated via the iPhone 15 Pro action button.

The Google App iOS team has released the super cool shortcut that allows you to put visual search under the spotlight using the action button on the iPhone 15 Pro series. Basically searching is circular but faster! Please download the Google app and try this! : https://t.co/T0GR141Pim pic.twitter.com/AN2C9bEsA9

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By activating the “circle to search” feature, you can access information about what you see on the screen much faster. For example, if you are interested in an outfit or sneakers shown in a photo, To search in the search engine, simply draw a circle around the piece in question..

This selection of objects, individuals and even texts can also be done by drawing or touching the item. Once this is done, a page with search results opens, providing all the information about what was searched for.

Works on other versions of iPhone

In addition to the Pro versions of the iPhone 15, Google’s Search Circle function can also be accessed on other Apple smartphone models those without an action button. In this case, the shortcut to the feature is activated using the “Tap Back” gesture by tapping the back of the phone two or three times to launch the shortcut.

Follow the steps below enable gesture function On other iPhone versions:

1. From your mobile phone go to: Settings > Accessibility > Touch;
2. Scroll down and press “Back Tap”;
3. Select “Double-tap” or “Triple-tap”;
4. In the “Shortcuts” section, select the shortcut you want;
5. Press “Back Tap” to confirm the setting;
6. Now tap the back of the iPhone two or three times depending on the selected gesture to execute the shortcut.

In order, iPhone will take a screenshot to send to Google LensThe user can enable Circular to Search and other available functions such as text copying and translation.