And — oh, yes — there’s more yet.
Circle to Search superpower #8: Your translation station
When the need to translate anything between languages arises, skip your usual multistep process and just summon Circle to Search instead. Tap the translate icon — the “A” inside a circle, at the right end of the bottom-of-screen search bar — and you can then select any two languages and have everything on your screen translated on the fly.
JR Raphael, Foundry
If you tap the icon that appears next to the “A” — the one showing a hand alongside an upward-pointing arrow — you can keep the instant translation mode active as you scroll around and even move between apps.
That, suffice it to say, is insanely powerful.
Circle to Search superpower #9: Zoom without borders
Back to simplicity again, one surprising way Circle to Search can be helpful is by unlocking the ability to zoom into anything, anytime — even when it’s part of an area that you can’t ordinarily enlarge.
Press and hold that bottom-center area of your device’s display, then just pinch two fingers apart or together. You’ll be able to zoom in, no matter where you are or what you’re viewing.
And finally…
Circle to Search superpower #10: Song Search, Circle-style
All right, so this last Circle to Search superpower isn’t exactly productivity-related. But it is useful, in the right sort of scenario. (And sometimes, you need to satisfy a non-work-related itch before you can get back to Getting Stuff Done™!)
When you’re hearing a song and scratching your head as to what it’s called or who sings it, Circle to Search can actually activate Android’s excellent Song Search system and show you that answer.
Just activate Circle to Search, no matter what else you’re doing, and tap the music note icon in that search bar at the bottom of the screen. (For fair warning, the correct answer is always Men at Work.)
JR Raphael, Foundry
Good to know, no? And, just like everything else on this page, all this sorcery is never more than a tap away — without the need for any manner of Gemini-scented AI chicanery.
All you’ve gotta do is remember.
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