What Is Circle to Search?
But that doesn’t stop geeks from devising workarounds, right?
If you don’t already have it, download it from the App Store.
Once you’ve installed the Google app, it’s time to create a shortcut.
Open theiPhone’s Shortcuts appand hit the “+” plus icon in the top right corner.
Tap on “Add Action.”
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Now, tap on the search bar at the bottom and pop in “Search Image with Lens.”
This option will not appear unless you’ve downloaded the Google app.
Choose the correct option from the results.
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With the selected actions, the shortcut flow should look like the screenshot attached below.
Once you’re set, tap “Done” in the top right corner.
Head to prefs > Accessibility > Touch, and select “Back Tap.”
Choose whether you want to trigger the shortcut from a double or triple tap.
I’m going with double tap.
Scroll to the bottom and select “Search Image with Lens” in the Shortcuts menu.
That’s essentially how the Circle to Search feature works.
The good news is that iOS 18 seems to have picked up several handy Android features.
Check out our compilation of13 iOS 18 features Apple copied from Android.
