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  • Google has changed Circle to Search’s “Search using your entire screen” feature to “Ask about screen” in the latest Google Apps beta (v17.18.24).<\/li>\n
  • The feature now automatically sends URLs, page content, and PDF data to Google to provide more contextually relevant AI-generated results.<\/li>\n
  • This functionality is currently being released to beta users and is expected to arrive in the stable branch in the coming weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Google has a variety of ways to search across the Android system, but Circle to Search is one of its most useful additions. It’s very convenient to trigger and very easy to run search results, but it is a bit limited in that it can only view content on your screen. If you’ve ever wished you could automatically add more references to circles in search queries, Google has heard your prayers. Changes made to Circle to Search now allow users to add more context, beyond your visible screen content, in the form of URLs and PDFs, to search through Google Search’s AI mode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Circle to Search on Android already lets users attach a screenshot of their screen contents to generate suggestions and search results when using the “Search using your entire screen” option. The results for this are processed directly in the AI \u200b\u200bmode of Google Search.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n