There's a way to bring a feature similar to Circle to Search to iOS, but it's not how you think. As long as you have the Google app, you can create an iOS shortcut that takes a screenshot of your display and then triggers the app to use Google Lens' visual search feature to search for whatever is in the screenshot,

Google is reportedly working on a Circle to Search-inspired visual upgrade for Google Chrome's Lens integration UI.

Google has found a way to bring a variation of its clever “Circle to Search” gesture to iPhone users. The new interaction, launched in January, allows Android users to search from anywhere on their device by circling,

Google mocked iPhones for not having the visual search functionality offered by Circle to Search. However, now a very similar feature is making its way to iPhones thanks to iOS Shortcuts and Google Lens.

Circle To Search is effectively an intuitive version of Google Lens, but the older app could be getting two Circle To Search-style features.

Google brings Android's Circle to Search feature to iPhones via a new Lens shortcut, offering quick search capabilities previously exclusive to Android.