Google first announced Android’s new Circle to Search feature earlier in January. The new functionality first arrived on Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series flagship smartphones. Soon after, it was made available for the Pixel 8 series. Ever since the launch, the company has been improving the feature by adding more functionalities to it. Now, it looks like Google could soon integrate its newly introduced Pixel Screenshots app to Circle to Search.
Google is working on integrating the Pixel Screenshots app into the Circle to Search feature
According to a report by Android Authority, Google is working on integrating the Pixel Screenshots app into the Circle to Search feature. The publication discovered the new functionality in the Google app’s beta 15.32.37.29.arm64 version. Once enabled, anything the users circle using the Circle to Search feature can be saved directly into the Pixel Screenshots app.
As per the report, when you select an element on the screen of your device using Circle to Search, it will have a save option with the Pixel Screenshots icon. It will be placed right before the other options that were available so far. Tapping on the save option will save a screenshot of the query, which you can view in the Pixel Screenshots app later.
If you choose to view the screenshot, it will take you to a page that shows details like when the screenshot was created. In addition, there will also be an alert box. It will show if the screenshot is AI-enabled for AI summaries, smart actions, and searches. As of now, it is not clear when Google is planning to launch the new functionality. However, it will be a great add-on to the already existing screenshots application.
Google’s new Pixel Screenshots app utilizes on-device AI to analyze all the screenshots you take
For those unaware, Google’s newly launched Pixel Screenshots uses on-device AI powers to analyze all of the screenshots you take. It’s a Pixel-exclusive application that will be initially available with the Pixel 9 series phones. It uses the company’s Gemini Nano LLM AI model to save, organize, and recall the information embedded in your screenshots.
Notably, the Pixel Screenshots app does everything super fast as it uses on-device hardware and doesn’t require an internet connection. The new app’s integration into Circle to Search will be beneficial for people to recall information from their screenshots.