At the beginning of 2024, Google launched the "Circle to Search" feature on Samsung Galaxy S24 series phones. Since then, the feature has been supported on Google Pixel 8 series phones and Pixel Fold phones.
A few days ago, Google officially announced that it has added another member to the "circle and search" camp - Pixel Tablet tablet.
It is understood that Google's resale of the Pixel Tablet tablet has added a separate purchase option, that is, it will no longer bundle the previously controversial magnetic charging base.
The price of the 128GB version of the Pixel tablet will be reduced by the price: the 128GB version of the Pixel tablet costs $399 (currently about 2,881 yuan), which is $100 cheaper than the initial price of $499 last summer.
Meanwhile, Google has designed a stylus and Bluetooth keyboard specifically for the Pixel tablet, which comes in the same color scheme as the tablet. Judging by the possible addition of a stylus and keyboard, Google seems to realize that today's consumers have a higher demand for the flexibility and productivity features of tablets.
The price-cut Pixel tablet is the same as last year's release, still powered by a Tensor G2 processor, with 8GB of RAM, fingerprint recognition, and Wi-Fi 6 support.
In addition, there are four years left for the security updates promised by Google, and the operating system is updated until June 2026, so the Pixel tablet still has a long life.
Tag & Search is a new feature that has become popular in recent years, allowing users to launch a Google search directly by tagging, doodling, or tapping on anything on the screen.
There are two ways to use Circle & Search, depending on your phone's navigation settings. If three-button navigation is enabled, you can start the "Circle Search" by long-pressing the home button; If gesture navigation is enabled, you can start the feature by long-pressing the navigation bar.
Google officially said that "circle selection and search" does not currently support the split-screen experience, but it will be provided through updates in the future.
In addition to phones and other devices, sources recently revealed that Google is testing a new UI in the canary version of the Chrome browser, hinting at the imminent introduction of a feature similar to "circle and search".
In addition, Google has updated the Google Search app for iOS with new shortcuts that automatically take a screenshot of the current screen and invoke Google Lens for analysis.
According to industry analysts, Google plans to expand it to the desktop Chrome browser, and users may only need a few clicks of the mouse in the future to see text, pictures and other related content.
With Google Lens and iOS shortcuts, iPhone users can also use Google's "Circle & Search" feature.
Specifically, iPhone 15 Pro/15 Pro Max users can set it as an action button option, allowing them to quickly activate the "Circle & Search" feature.
iPhone then takes a screenshot of the current display and sends it to Google Lens to quickly copy text, translate or perform a visual search, and add text queries.
It should be noted that on the first run, the user needs to select "Always Allow" to allow image sharing.