Circle to Search, Google’s AI-powered visual search feature, could be getting a new music search feature. According to a new leak, the new music search icon was spotted testing on a Samsung Galaxy S23 handset. The feature is said to be able to detect a song playing on the screen and trigger a Google search. However, it’s unclear whether the feature is currently available to beta testers or if it’s being rolled out more broadly.
Circle to Search may get music search function
A post by u/SamsungAmateur on Reddit sheds light on a new feature that was spotted in Circle to Search, allowing users to search for a song that’s playing on the screen. While the user found it on a Galaxy S23 series smartphone, it’s unclear if other devices and other Samsung smartphone series will receive it as well.
Circle-to-Search Music Search Feature
Photo Source: Reddit/SamsungAmateur
Thanks to the numerous screenshots of the feature shared by the user, we have a clear picture of how it works. The new icon is displayed next to the floating action button of Google Search. It depicts a musical note in purple, and the icon is placed next to the translation icon.
In another screenshot, the user taps the button and the text “Play, sing, or hum the song…” appears on the screen. In this example, a music video was playing on YouTube. The next screenshot shows that the feature correctly identified the artist and song name and performed a Google search. Gadgets 360 was unable to confirm the existence of this feature in the latest version of the Google app on a device with Circle to Search enabled.
The feature prompts the user to play, sing, or hum a song, according to one of the screenshots. Since Circle to Search is a visual search feature, adding singing or humming to identify a song would mean adding new functionality. This raises some suspicions about whether the singing or humming detection functionality is real. Interestingly, in a post on Reddit, other users claimed they hadn’t seen the feature on devices like the Galaxy S24 Ultra.
As a result, it’s worth taking the leaked details about the feature with a healthy dose of skepticism. Google has yet to make an official announcement about the feature, which — if true — could eventually roll out to users.
