Google has announce two major updates to its Search, Circle to Search and multisearch experience. The first of these new Search features will let Android users search for anything on their devices without switching apps.
This feature is said as born out of recognising curiosity is call as “Circle to Search“.
Google has introduce the Circle to Search feature to make contextual search easier.
Like we search for something specific and end up getting distract from what we are doing.
But by this new feature, Google aims to solve this problem by bringing search results to users without having them leave the app they were originally using.
Google’s new feature enables users to look for context about any image or item on their screen with a simple gesture using the search power of Google.
The best is that once Circle to Search loads, with gestures such as circling, highlighting, scribbling, or tapping, you can get the information you are interest in and then go back to what you were doing without switching apps.
This feature brings more contextual information at your fingertips.
Google stresses that the new feature doesn’t feel disruptive, stops what you’re doing, and offers whatever detail.
Google showcase different use cases, some of which were relatable to our day-to-day lives.
For example, watching a video about fashion and circling the shoes will offer you similar shoppable options from retailers across the web.
The Circle to Search feature will be available starting 31st January, 2024, on select premium Android smartphones, including the Google Pixel 8, Google Pixel 8 Pro and Google Galaxy S24 series.
This feature will be available in all languages and locations where they’re available.
The new Search feature will work on videos, too.
Means, while you’re watching a YouTube Short, you can pause it to look for a cap that your favourite actor was wearing.
When you have the details, you can resume watching the video.
How to Use “Circle to Search” Feature?
Follow These Steps :
- You can long-press the home button or navigation bar to activate Circle to Search on an Android smartphone.
- When activate, you can select any item they see by circling it to find more details or similar products available for purchase from retailers across the web without leaving the current screen or app.
- You can simply swipe away to return to their original screen or app when finish.
What is Multisearch + Gen AI?
Google announce an AI-power multisearch experience.
Building on the recent string of generative AI breakthroughs, Google’s multisearch experience tries to make exploring easier.
Starting from today, on queries not limit to text but also click images or screenshots, the multi-search experience will show results with AI-power insights.
How Multisearch Experience Work?
Take a picture of an object you can’t recognise and add your question, “What’s this?” Google’s new feature will get an AI-power overview with more relevant information from across the web.
This new multisearch feature is launching this week in English in the US for all, and it doesn’t require any enrollment in Search Labs.
How to Use New Multisearch Experience?
- Launch Lens via the Google app for Android or iOS and get started for a multisearch experience (US only).
- Users outside the US have to opt for Search Generative Experience (SGE) in Search Labs and can then preview this feature in the Google app.
