When Samsung presented the new Galaxy S24 family, it also revealed that it would include a very interesting function based on artificial intelligence: its name is “Circle to search”, and it is a Google-developed feature that debuted in the new Samsung Galaxybut it has already reached the Pixel 8.
Now, Microsoft seems to have plans to include a similar cool feature in your browser, Edge, with some differences, at least currently. This was discovered in the latest development release of Edge Canary.
surround to seek Copilot, currently only available on desktop
Google’s “Circle to Search” function is very useful because it allows you to circle any part of your mobile screen to, in this way, search for information on Google or ask questions about it of what is enveloped in the circle. Circle to search even works when you’re watching a video on YouTube, for example, and you want to know what brand of glasses the protagonist in the video is wearing, or what movie the poster you see on a wall is from.
On the other hand, the operation of Copilot in Edge is quite simple and effective: the browser has a dedicated button to access the virtual assistant which is located at the bottom of the screen on mobile phones, and in the upper right corner of the screen. in the desktop version. Once pressed, you can chat with Copilot, ask him things and even ask him to create imagesAmong other functions.
Asking Copilot for things is as simple as writing them down, dictating them with your voice or placing, for example, an image in the interaction window with the assistant, as context. However, in Windows Report they discovered that a new function appeared in the settings of the latest version of Edge Canary for desktop: “Rodea para Copilot”.
Surround for Copilot in operation (Image: Windows report)
By enabling this feature, circles can be created on any part of the browser screen, which will add this image to the interaction screen with Copilot and we may make queries or requests related to (or based on) the image. In a way, it works like a bookmark or highlighter that adds part of the screen to the conversation with Copilot.
The feature is called “Rodea for Copilot”, at least during development (Image: Windows Report)
The feature is limited to working in the Edge browser, while the biggest use of Rodea Search for Google is that it can be used on virtually any mobile screen. It is even possible to use it, for example, to search for the meaning of words in a WhatsApp conversation.
These are two different approaches to a function similar, and both are supported by artificial intelligence.
It is not yet confirmed that this version will be available in the version of Edge for Android, although if it reaches the final version of Edge for desktop it is not risky to think that it will also reach mobile phones.
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