Google Chrome is adding a Circle to Search-like feature for iPhones
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Summary
Google is bringing new search gestures to its Google app and Chrome browser on iPhones that allow users to search by drawing or highlighting anything on their screen.
Similar in function to Android’s Circle to Search feature, it lets users identify shopping products, define words, identify animals and plants, and perform other Google Search functions.
To access the new feature, users must open the three-dot menu within the relevant apps and select ‘Search Screen with Google Lens’.
Google also plans to add a new icon to the address bar in the apps to quickly access the feature ‘in the coming months’.
The expansion of AI Overviews to Lens search results will also mean users will see AI-generated summaries and URLs more often when using the image search tool.