Samsung‘s Galaxy S24 series introduced Galaxy AI, a collection of features powered by artificial intelligence that streamline daily tasks. One of the highlights of Galaxy AI is Google’s Circle to Search, which is now available on Pixel devices as well.
The feature lets users gather details about anything on their screen simply by drawing a circle around it. Now new reports suggest Google is working to improve Circle to Search with the ability to identify songs and popular audio clips.
The information comes from @AssembleDebug, who discovered it during an APK teardown, as reported by Android Authority. According to the report, the latest beta version of the Google app, which facilitates Circle to Search on Android devices, has a code string referencing a new Audio search button.
<string name="omnient_zerostate_audio_search_button_content_description">Audio search button</string>AssembleDebug managed to activate the UI for this new button, which looks like a musical note. The button appears next to the existing button for on-screen text translation.
Currently, the button is non-functional, as per the report, and Google has not provided any official explanation about its purpose. However, based on the audio note icon, it’s speculated that clicking the button might allow Circle to Search to use the phone’s microphone to analyze surrounding sounds.
If it detects a song or well-known audio clip, the feature would then provide relevant information. It’s also possible that Circle to Search might let users hum a song for identification. Note that there’s already a microphone icon in the search bar that allows similar song search features.
But if the feature works as expected, it would simplify song identification and information retrieval for Android devices. Hopefully, the forthcoming beta version of the Google app will clarify the button’s functionalities by activating them. We will keep you updated if any other details about the feature surface.
