Visual Intelligence in iOS 26 is almost as good as Google’s Circle to Search

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Jun 12, 2025 - 20:30

Visual Intelligence in iOS 26 is almost as good as Google’s Circle to Search

New Visual Intelligence features in iOS 26.

When Google unveiled Circle to Search, I said I wanted a similar AI tool on iPhone as soon as possible. This was before the Galaxy S24 launch in early 2024. At the time, Circle to Search was a Galaxy S24 and Pixel exclusive.

Since then, Google has brought it to plenty of other Android phones. The feature works just as the name implies: draw a circle on the screen to start a Google Search related to your selection. What’s great about Circle to Search is that you can search the web for anything displayed on your screen, whether it’s a picture, text, or a video playing on social apps.

Apple unveiled Visual Intelligence at WWDC 2024 as part of the suite of Apple Intelligence features coming to the iPhone 15 Pro models and iPhone 16 series. But the iOS 18 version of Visual Intelligence was hardly a match for Circle to Search.

Fast-forward to 2025, and Apple gave Visual Intelligence a massive upgrade in iOS 26. The feature is now almost on par with Google’s Circle to Search. You don’t have to circle anything to get it to work.

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