Tips for Using Android's 'Circle to Search' Feature on iPhone

According to iMore , iPhone users can now experience one of Android's most highly rated features, 'Circle to Search'. What's more, this feature also works smoothly with the Action button of the iPhone 15 Pro series and older iPhone models.

As the name suggests, 'Circle to Search' allows users to circle or highlight a piece of content (text or image) on the screen and instantly perform a Google search for relevant information.

'Circle to Search' feature on Android phones

This feature is convenient for quickly translating text, looking up information about products displayed on the screen or searching for images using Google. According to 9to5Google , iPhone users can now use this feature through smart shortcuts, which operate based on the Google Lens tool.

On iPhone 15 Pro

First, add the 'Search your screenshot' shortcut to your Shortcuts library. To do so, go to https://shorturl.at/bruX6 on your iPhone and follow the website's prompts.

Next, go to Settings > find the Action Button line. Slide to Shortcut, click 'Choose a shortcut' and browse to the 'Search your screenshot' shortcut you just installed.

Custom Action button interface with Shortcuts app

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Once you set up a shortcut for the Action button, when you hold it down, your iPhone will automatically take a screenshot and send it to Google Lens. You can then customize and edit the screenshot as you like.

On old iPhones

Although there is no Action button, old iPhones still have a quick way to access Shortcuts by lightly tapping on the back of the device (Back Tap feature). Here is how to use Google Lens quickly via Back Tap.

First, you still add the 'Search your screenshot' shortcut to the Shortcuts app library similar to above. Continue to access the Settings menu > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap.

In the Back Tap section, you will have 2 options 'Double Tap' (tap twice) or 'Triple Tap' (tap three times), select the type of operation you want and scroll down to select the line 'Search your screenshot' to assign a shortcut to the back tap operation.

Steps to assign search shortcuts with back-touch operation on iPhone

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Searching for information on the web using screenshots is now easier. If you come across a product of unknown origin or text in a language you don't understand, use the 'Search your screenshot' feature to quickly find relevant information. Just select the part of the screenshot you want to search for and let Google Lens do the rest.

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