Gemini rival Perplexity is copying one of Android’s best features

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR Perplexity is working on its own Circle to Search feature. The shared demo shows the user circling a query result and then asking for more information. Instead of Gemini, the feature will use Preplexity’s AI to generate results. Circle to Search is one of the best features to come to Android in a while. It’s such a good idea, in fact, that Gemini rival Perplexity is now trying to make the feature its own. If you need a refresher on Circle to Search, it’s a feature that debuted on the Galaxy S24 in 2024 and later expanded to other Android devices. It allows you to do a quick Google search on anything that appears on your screen by simply circling around the subject you want more information on. While the feature is available on a large selection of Android phones, it’s not available on every Android device. In a social post on X (formerly Twitter), Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas shared that a Circle to Search feature is coming to Perplexi ... Read full article.