Subj : Google is bringing its AI-powered Circle to Search to older smart
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Mar 28 2024 18:15:06

Google is bringing its AI-powered Circle to Search to older smartphones  
here's why that matters

Date:
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:12:34 +0000

Description:
Google is bringing its powerful AI Circle to Search feature to more devices 
including the older Pixel 6 series, its mid-range tablets and the Pixel Fold.

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Google has announced that Circle to Search will roll out to its older and 
mid-range Pixel devices starting from March 27. Google CEO Sundar Pichai 
announced the AI feature is coming to more Pixel and Samsung phones, 
foldables and tablets. 

Circle to Search has trickled down from the Samsung Galaxy S24 series and the 
Google Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8 , to the older Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro 
in the March Pixel Feature Drop . 

Google will now begin adding Circle to Search to the entry-level Google Pixel 
7a , which is expected to be succeeded by the Google Pixel 8a , along with 
older models like the Pixel 6 , Pixel 6 Pro and the budget Pixel 6a . Google 
Pixel Fold and Google Pixel Tablet will also receive Circle to Search in the 
coming weeks. 

Several older Samsung devices should also receive Circle to Search beginning 
this week via an update to One UI 6.1. As reported by Android Central , this 
will include last year's Galaxy S23 series. Both Samsungs Galaxy Z Fold 5 and 
Galaxy Z Flip 5 , as well as the Galaxy Tab S9 series of tablets, will 
receive Circle to Search too. 

Its unlikely that older phones from the Pixel 5 line or any further back will 
get the feature as OS support for these models has ended.



To use Circle to Search, all you need to do is press and hold the home button 
to activate an overlay that lets you use your finger to circle the element 
you want to search for. The AI-powered search should then identify whats been 
circled, and provide relevant search results for that subject. 

Its good to see Google not holding its cutting-edge AI features back from 
older and more affordable devices, and allowing more Pixel users to get their 
hands on Circle to Search without forcing them to upgrade. You might also 
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major new features



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/google-is-bringing-its-
ai-powered-circle-to-search-to-older-smartphones-heres-why-that-matters


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