You could soon identify music on Samsung phones using Circle to Search

The Galaxy S24 was the first smartphone in the world to have Google’s Circle to Search feature. It allows you to search for anything similar to what you circled on the screen. Now, Google is looking to bring the Audio Search feature to Circle to Search, allowing you to search for matching audio, like music that’s playing nearby.

Circle to Search to get Audio Search feature soon

Circle to Search is the only feature on Samsung phones and tablets powered by Google’s AI algorithms. It could soon get an upgrade to allow you to search for matching audio results. According to a report from Android Authority, Google is working on a new feature called Audio Search inside Circle to Search, which will allow you to identify music that’s playing on the device, nearby, or even when you hum the music track.

You can see how it looks in the screenshots and the video below.

This new feature was found in the beta version 15.32.36 of the Google app for Android. It can be activated by opening Circle to Search and then tapping on the music note-shaped icon on the right side of the Google search bar. Once you tap that new button, Google initiates an overlay that tries to identify the song that’s playing on the device or nearby your device.

This feature is currently under internal testing at Google and could debut soon. Later today, Google will unveil the Pixel 9 smartphone series, which looks like a perfect time to showcase Circle to Search’s Audio Search feature. However, we aren’t sure Google will do it.

Since Google and Samsung have been collaborating closely over the past couple of years, it is possible that Circle to Search’s Audio Search will be available on recent Galaxy smartphones and tablets with the Circle to Search feature. This is a useful feature, and if you like to discover music, you won’t need to install third-party apps like Shazam to identify music playing nearby.

If you can remember, the first Pixel smartphone had a feature that could automatically identify ambient music and display that track’s name on the lock screen. You wouldn’t even need to initiate an audio search for the feature to work. We wish Google would bring a similar feature to all Android smartphones in the future.