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Google search boss says AI isn’t killing search clicks
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2025
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They changed circle search (home button search) to always include a desktop screenshot as part of the search on Android. It ruined the search experience. I responded by changing to Duckduckgo for all searching and disabled Gemini from the power button. I would venture I'm not alone
But that's the whole point of the feature, isn't it? (I don't even have Gemini installed.) You hold down the circle nav button (or do whatever with gestures) and then use your finger to circle the part of your screen you're trying to visually search for. "Circle to search", right? I use it to ID bugs and things. Or translate text quickly from a photo.
Are you saying you would use it for just text searches? I've never thought it was for that. There's a search box on the home screen for that, or just open your browser.