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Gemini’s Android App Could Soon Get Its Own Take On Circle To Search

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A person using circle to search on a phone over a yellow-orange background

Summary

  • Gemini will soon let you select and ask questions about a specific portion of your phone screen.
  • While it sounds similar to Circle to Search, Gemini’s solution is a bit different in how it operates.
  • This feature was found in a manipulated version of the Google app beta, suggesting that the official release may not be very far away.

Google Gemini is one of the best AI tools you can use on your Android phones, and it keeps getting better, as Google continues to improve it with new features and improvements. And it looks like we’re very close to getting yet another major new feature in Gemini, something that Android users are already familiar with by now: Circle to Search.

Google was seen working on something called “Circle Screen” for Gemini Live last month, which clearly indicated that it could be just a matter of time before it becomes available to the regular Gemini overlay. Well, the time is now, as we now have complete clarity over how the Circle Screen, which works exactly like Circle to Search, will work on the Gemini overlay, thanks to Android Authority.

Google Gemini will soon let you select the content you want to know about

Image of the Google Gemini assistant overlay on an Android phone.

You can trigger the Gemini overlay by swiping up from the corner of the screen on supported devices. Among other things, you can ask questions about your current screen by tapping the “Ask about screen” option. However, it isn’t similar to the Circle to Search feature, as it takes a screenshot of the entire screen and doesn’t let you select and ask questions about a specific portion of the screen.

This is where the new Circle Screen feature will be helpful. The Circle Screen feature in Gemini will allow you to scribble to select and then ask questions about a specific portion of your phone screen. Folks over at Android Authority manipulated the Google app version 6.18.37.sa.arm64 beta to get the feature working on their devices. You can see the demo video below.

While this sounds very similar to Circle to Search, Gemini’s Circle Screen doesn’t start showing you results right after you select a specific portion of the display. Unlike Circle to Search, which automatically starts showing results after highlighting the screen, Gemini’s Circle Screen requires users’ input, which can be either in text or voice, to get things going.

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There is no clarity about when it’ll be available for Gemini users, but the fact that someone managed to get it working by manipulating the Google app beta build suggests that we may not be very far from a public release. In the meantime, you should try some of Gemini’s best features to be more productive on your Android phone.

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