The Circle to Search feature was first introduced with the Galaxy S24 series and later became available for all eligible Pixel and Galaxy devices. It enables users to search directly from their screens by circling the text or images, afterwards the relevant results will be displayed on the screen. Circle to Search is rolled out with a new onscreen barcode and QR code scanner feature making searching more effective and convenient. Google is working on it for now we have a working demo of this feature.
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The barcode support is a part of Circle to Search which comes under v15.19.45.29.arm64 beta version in the Google app. Users can activate this feature by updating to the 15.25.32 version.
Google’s Circle to Search is gaining a barcode scanner feature: Demo
Once the barcode scanning feature is activated, this feature scans the barcode or QR code directly from the screen. After scanning, it displays a clickable button that will take you directly to the relevant result.
Previously, users used to take screenshots of QR codes and then open them within the gallery app to scan them from the gallery Google Lens. But now after the launch of the onscreen barcode and QR code scanner feature users can easily search the relevant results.
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The onscreen barcode and QR code scanner feature is just the start of more features that are on their way. Google Lens gets some key Circle search features with a QR code scanner feature with some good upgrades.
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