Open either the Google app or Chrome browser on your iPhone. Tap the three-dot menu, scroll down and tap Search Screen with Google Lens. A pop up will explain to tap or highlight anything with Google Lens. Tap Continue. When you use Google Lens, a screenshot of the page you're viewing is sent to Google.

You can now use a feature that's very similar to Android's "circle-to-search" on iPhone. While it's not exactly called that, both the Chrome app and the Google app will now allow you to circle text or images to search whatever's in your selection using Google Lens.

Google expands 'Circle to Search' to its iOS apps, enhancing visual search for iPhone users. Google is expanding ‘Circle to Search’ to iPhones, allowing users to search for anything on their screens. Google isn’t calling it by that name, though, because you can use “whatever gesture comes naturally.”

Accessible in the Chrome and Google apps for iOS, the new search capability lets you select an item on the screen to learn more about it.

For many months, I thought Circle to Search was a redundant Google Lens dupe, but I've been using it more recently and I've become a fan. Here's why.

Google has unveiled a new search experience for iOS users, making it easier than ever to obtain information about images on their screens. The update, powered by Google’s advanced AI models, allows iPhone users to explore details from images,