When Samsung introduced the Galaxy S24 family of phones earlier this year, the company also unveiled Galaxy AI, a portfolio of artificial intelligence functions which includes advanced image editing tools and a real-time call translator, among many other features.
One of the most interesting and useful tools that comes with Galaxy AI is “Circle to Search”. This is a feature that you should definitely check out advanced research with artificial intelligence developed by Google, and since its arrival it has become one of the most interesting features available for the modern Samsung Galaxy, one that I haven’t been able to stop using.
Everything you can do “Circle to Search” on Samsung Galaxy with One UI
This function has continued to improve and add more possibilities Over time, and it’s no longer exclusive to the Samsung Galaxy, it’s also made its way to other phones like the Google Pixel. What started as a feature to perform smart searches for anything on your mobile screen can now do so much more.
Yes, the “Circle for Research” has evolved over the past few months, becoming an even more useful and versatile tool: I use it constantly on my Samsung Galaxy to search and identify songs, quickly translate text, and even solve math problems.
This tool is available in many modelsincluding all Galaxy S24, Galaxy S23, Galaxy S22, foldables like the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6, and Galaxy Z Fold5 and Z Flip5, as well as many tablets and even some models of the Galaxy A family.
If you have a device that supports “Circle to Find”, you can use it for:
Perform smart research on what we see on screen
First of all, its most basic function: we can use the gesture that activates “Circle to search” (press and hold the home button or the navigation gesture bar) and draw a circle on everything that the screen shows, in this way, get relevant informationincluding information about the sale of products, in the event that we are looking for, for example, an item of clothing that we have seen in a photo or in a film.
Fast screen translation
When you activate the “Circle to search” gesture, we have several options, including one with an icon that you will surely be able to easily recognize, since it is the Google Translate icon. If you tap on it, “Circle to search” will detect the language of the text on the screen and translate it
Identify the songs
‘Circle to search’ also has a function to recognize and identify the songs that we play or that play where we are, we can even hum the song and the tool will identify it. It works very well, as a kind of built-in Shazam in this AI tool.
Scan QR codes
Yes, it is true that we can scan QR codes using our phone’s camera, but there are situations in which “Circle to Search” may be the best option. For example, if we have saved an image of a QR code in the mobile gallery, we cannot use the camera. Instead, with “Circle to Search” we can simply draw a circle on that code so that the tool reveals its content.
Solve math problems
This tool developed by Google can not only solve mathematical problems (it can even read them when they are written freehand), but it also offers us a detailed, step-by-step solution, so that we can learn the process to solve it. This can be a very useful feature for students.
Share images in more detail
Finally, by activating ‘Circle to search’ and drawing a circle on a part of the screen, the tool will not only offer us information about it but a button will also appear to share this image quickly with our contacts and in any application, which can be useful in some cases, such as when we cannot download an image from a web page.
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