Google brings a variation on ‘Circle to Search’ to iPhone users
Google brings a variation on 'Circle to Search' to iPhone users
May 08, 2024 by Sarah Perez – TechCrunch
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- Of course, a similar option has not been available to iPhone users, as Google doesn’t control the iOS operating system as it does on Android.
- To work around this problem, Google is now using Apple’s Action Button on iPhone 15 Pro devices to enable a quick way to visually search anything on your screen with just a press of a button.
- We’ve asked Google for comment on the takedown.) Image Credits: Screenshot from X While Google’s iOS app already offers a way to use Lens for visual search, the addition of the shortcut makes it easier to start a search with a simple gesture, similar to Android.
- To use the shortcut, iPhone users will need to have the Google app for iOS installed and then they’ll need to download the shortcut and assign it to the Action Button from iOS’s Settings.
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