Here’s a Google-provided list of Android devices ready for Circle to Search (but it’s not fully accurate)

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

Motorola

Samsung

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.

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