After months being exclusive to Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy devices, Circle to Search is expanding, and now Google has confirmed a list of devices that are ready to support the feature.
Following expansions on Pixel and Galaxy devices, Google started bringing Circle to Search to its partners in recent weeks including Xiaomi, Honor, and as we first reported earlier today, Motorola.
The grand total of devices that support the platform has now reached just shy of 100, made up primarily of Samsung Galaxy smartphones. That number comes from the Google Play Console, where an up-to-date list of Android devices is kept, and where Google shows which devices have the needed system support for Circle to Search. However, just because the system feature required is in place doesn’t necessarily mean the feature is available to that device.
Google’s list of 96 Android devices ready for Circle to Search is as follows.
Google Pixel
- Pixel 9
- Pixel 9 Pro
- Pixel 9 Pro XL
- Pixel 9 Pro Fold
- Pixel 8
- Pixel 8 Pro
- Pixel 8a
- Pixel 7
- Pixel 7 Pro
- Pixel 7a
- Pixel Fold
- Pixel Tablet
- Pixel 6
- Pixel 6 Pro
- Pixel 6a
Tecno
- Tecno Phantom V Fold 2
- Tecno Phantom V Flip 2
Xiaomi
- Xiaomi 14T Pro
Motorola
- Motorola Razr 50
Samsung
- Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy S24+
- Samsung Galaxy S24
- Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy S23+
- Samsung Galaxy S23
- Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy S22+
- Samsung Galaxy S22
- Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy S21+
- Samsung Galaxy S21
- Samsung Galaxy S24 FE
- Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
- Samsung Galaxy S21 FE
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 5G
- Galaxy Tab S10+
- Galaxy Tab S10+ 5G
- Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra 5G
- Galaxy Tab S9
- Galaxy Tab S9 5G
- Galaxy Tab S9+
- Galaxy Tab S9+ 5G
- Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra 5G
- Galaxy Tab S9 FE
- Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G
- Galaxy Tab S9 FE+
- Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ 5G
- Galaxy Tab S8
- Galaxy Tab S8 5G
- Galaxy Tab S8+
- Galaxy Tab S8+ 5G
- Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
- Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra 5G
- Galaxy Tab S7 FE
- Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G
- Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2022)
- Galaxy Tab A7 Lite
- Galaxy Tab A8
- Galaxy Tab A9
- Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G
- Galaxy Tab A9+
- Galaxy Tab Active 4 Pro 5G
- Galaxy Tab Active 5 Pro 5G
- Galaxy Tab Active 5
- Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A72
- Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A52
- Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A23
- Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A23 5G UW
- Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
- Samsung Galaxy A13
- Samsung Galaxy A06
- Samsung Galaxy A04
- Samsung Galaxy M14
- Samsung Galaxy M23 5G
- Samsung Galaxy M35 5G
- Samsung Galaxy Jump 3
- Samsung Galaxy Quantum2
- Samsung Galaxy XCover6 Pro
However, the list Google provides isn’t fully accurate.
Firstly, there are a few devices that quite literally cannot get Circle to Search. Samsung’s Galaxy W22, W23, and W23 Flip are listed (we’ve removed them from the list above) despite being China-only variants of Samsung’s foldables. Being sold only in China, they cannot support Circle to Search, as they also lack Google services, even if they are technically ready for it on a system level.
There are also some devices completely missing from Google’s list. This includes the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, which Android Authority (who first referenced, but didn’t confirm the location of this list) reports now has the feature. The Honor 200 Series and Honor Magic V3 are also missing, despite having been confirmed to be getting Circle to Search recently. Xiaomi 14T Pro is the only Xiaomi device listed, despite Mix Flip and 14T also being confirmed to support the feature.
On the Samsung side, there are also some odd omissions. For example, the Galaxy A53 is missing, despite both the Galaxy A54 and Galaxy A52 both being listed as supported. Besides the point, a lot of the Galaxy devices listed have yet to actually get Circle to Search.
Updates to any of these devices could enable the feature, but Google’s list doesn’t give any indication as to when that might happen.
Google’s list helps give us an idea of what devices will support Circle to Search in the future, but it’s not a comprehensive list at this point.
More on Circle to Search:
- Motorola phones are getting Circle to Search
- Xiaomi 14T and Mix Flip launch globally with Google’s Circle to Search
- Circle to Search loses Google Lens shortcut
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