ANDROID owners are finding one of Google’s newest features “super annoying” over claims it’s easily triggered by accident.
The firm’s new Circle to Search tool was first introduced on the Samsung Galaxy S24 earlier this year.
It allows users to search just about anything visual they see on screen by drawing a circle with their finger.
But some have complained that the feature is “super annoying” as it’s too trigger happy, popping up when they didn’t ask for it.
I have disabled mine – it just absolutely annoyed me
Android user
To activate Circle to Search, all you need to do is long-press the navigation bar or home button.
“I have it active often when I’m trying to swipe an app closed,” one user wrote.
“Very frustrating.”
Another vented: “I have disabled mine – it just absolutely annoyed me.
“All I had to do was just touch the screen at the bottom anywhere at that bottom of the screen and it popped up.”
A third wrote: “I activated accidentally all the time. When I want to activate it it takes ages.”
Not everyone felt the same – others say Circle to Search works without any issues.
“For me it works flawlessly. Never triggered it by doing other action,” another user replied.
But Google has since revealed that it’s working on improving the feature.
“We still have further to go, and we’re working a lot on making sure it’s triggered when you want… it’s not triggered when you don’t want,” said Erin Lynch, a Google product manager, on the Made by Google podcast.
For those who don’t want Circle to Search on their smartphone you can switch it off.
It’s pretty easy and quick to do following these four steps:
Circle to Search is currently available on selected Android handsets:
