You can search anything you find on your Pixel phone or tablet with Google without the need to switch to another app.
The Circle to Search feature is available on Android:
- Easy access to Search.
- You can search anything on your screen with a gesture, such as circle, tap, scribble, or highlight.
- Check for transparency by automatically detecting and indicating whether photos were real or not.
- You can identify if a photo is an original, or if it's been modified in some way. Learn how to get more info about an image.
Tip: This feature doesn’t work on certain apps, like banking and other confidential apps.
Search content with Circle to Search
To search without the need to switch apps:
- Start Circle to Search:
- On 3-button navigation mode, touch and hold the Home button.
- On gesture navigation mode, touch and hold the navigation bar.
- The Google Search bar and a gradient appears.
- Circle, highlight, scribble, or tap the part of the image or text you want to search.
- For more accuracy, use your two fingers to zoom or move around your screen before you circle.
- When you’re done and want to return to your original app context, swipe down, use the back gesture, or tap X on the top left.
Tips:
- To adjust your selection, drag the borders of the selection or the entire selection.
- To interact with content blocked by the search bar, you can either:
- Use a two-finger pan to move the window.
- Drag the search bar to the top or bottom of the screen.
- To translate your entire screen instantly, next to the search bar, tap Translate.
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To translate as you scroll down a page or switch apps:
- Touch and hold the Home button or navigation bar at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap Translate
Scroll and translate
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Translation works for most content types like webpages, messages, and social media, but not videos and GIFs.
- To perform a music search of the audio that plays around you, or through speakers on your device, tap the Musical note
.
Scroll and translate Important: This feature is only available on Pixel 10, Pixel 10a, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. It’s also available on devices that support AI Mode and AI Overviews.
To find the look of an entire outfit:
- On your phone, circle the entire outfit you want to search.
- Tap Find the look. Google breaks down every piece of the outfit.
- In the search results, scroll down to find individual matches for every part of the outfit.
Tips:
- If the find the look button does not appear, type “find the look” into the search bar and tap enter.
- For best results, choose images where clothing items are clearly visible.
- Avoid images of outfits with multiple layers or partially covered elements.
Important: This feature is only available on Pixel 10, Pixel 10a, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. This feature is currently available within Australia, Canada, India, Japan, UK, and US for logged-in users. Users must be 18 years or older to use this feature and accounts must have Web & App Activity and Search Personalization turned on.
To try on items virtually directly from Circle to Search:
- On your phone, use Circle to Search to find a clothing item.
- In the search results, tap an eligible product or image.
- Tap Try it on. If you don’t see the button, that item isn't eligible to try on.
- Give it time to load to see how the clothing looks virtually.
- If this is your first time using the feature, follow the prompt to upload a photo of yourself as a reference or choose a model.
Tips:
- Try it on may not work with all images. Lingerie, bathing suits, and accessories aren't supported.
- This feature is not available for Shopping Ads so products under “Sponsored” will not have the “Try it on” button.
Turn off Circle to Search
On 3-button navigation mode:
- Open your device's Settings app
.
- Search for
Circle to Search. - Tap Circle to Search.
- Turn off Circle to Search.
.On Gesture navigation mode:
- Open your device's Settings app
- Search for
Circle to Search. - Tap Circle to Search.
- Turn off Circle to Search.
Troubleshoot "Screen search isn't available" error
To use Circle to Search on a supported Android device, make sure that:
- Your permission settings are correct.
- On your Android phone, go to Settings
- Search for
Digital assistant app. - Tap Digital assistant app.
- Make sure that:
- The default Digital assistant app is set to Google.
- "Use screenshot" is turned on.
- On your Android phone, go to Settings
- Your Google app is updated to the latest version.
- On your Android phone, open the Google Play app
.
- At the top right, tap Profile
.
- Tap Manage apps and device
- If you see the label "Update available," tap Update.
- On your Android phone, open the Google Play app
.
.Other advanced features
- You can use multisearch to further refine your query. Just circle, highlight, scribble, or tap an image and then type your additional query in the search bar, where “Add to your search” text appears. Learn more about multisearch.
- You can get AI Overviews with Circle to Search based on your text or multisearch queries.
- If you’re in the United States:
- AI Overviews are available by default on multisearch queries.
- To enable AI Overviews for text queries, you need to opt in to "AI Overviews and more" in Search Labs. Learn more about "AI Overviews and more".
- If you’re outside the United States:
- To enable AI Overviews for text and multisearch queries, you need to opt in to "AI Overviews and more" in Search Labs. Learn more about "AI Overviews and more".
- If you’re in the United States: