Earlier this year, Google introduced the Circle to Search feature to its Pixel devices, which was later extended to the Samsung Galaxy S24 series as well. With this, Google basically lets you draw a circle around any image or text you come across on the internet to do a quick search for it. Understandably, iOS users have been wanting a taste of it ever since, too. Well, now they can.
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It turns out that it exists in the form of an iOS shortcut that lets you initiate Google Lens when you take a screenshot. The good thing is that it works with any iPhone out there. I tried it on an iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone X and iPhone 15 Pro, and it works pretty well. With the iPhone 15 Pro, however, it becomes a little easier, thanks to its action button.
For other iPhones, it gets a little tricky, especially if you're new to the iOS experience. Don't worry, I've got your back.
First of all, you need to download the Google app (free) on your iPhone if you don't have it. Then we'll get to creating the shortcut to enable Google Lens, like this:
