- The translation feature in Circle to Search now supports continuous scrolling.
- With Scroll and translate, you can continue to use your phone while it translates what’s on the screen.
- The feature has been limited to Samsung devices since it first launched in September, but is now rolling out to Pixel 6 and newer Pixel devices.
Google started pushing the second quarterly Android 16 — QPR2 — update to the Pixel 6 and newer Pixels earlier this week. As with the first quarterly update, there is a significant emphasis on visual improvements. The Android QPR2 brings support for force-theming icons, a forced dark mode for apps that don’t inherently support it, additional accessibility features for better screen visibility, and more. One more feature that may have flown under the radar is the improvements the update brings to Circle to Search, and particularly how it handles translations.
Until now, if you had to use Circle to Search for translations, it required capturing a screen and then waiting for translations. However, the new update includes a “Scroll and translate” option, allowing Circle to Search to translate text while you scroll continuously. Since the feature relies on translating the content on the screen, not just the text, it can translate images and other media from different languages nearly instantly. It can work equally well on social media and apps such as YouTube and TikTok.