Google is rolling out new search gestures that allow iPhone users to highlight anything on their screen to quickly search for it. The Lens screen-searching feature is available on iOS in both the Google app and Chrome browser and provides a similar experience to Android’s Circle to Search, which isn’t supported on iPhones.

Google is rolling out new tricks for the Lens visual search feature within its Chrome and Google apps on iOS, allowing users to search for

Google Lens Screen Search is rolling out now with Chrome 133 for iOS and the latest version of the Google (Search) app.

Google is introducing two small but meaningful enhancements to its Lens technology. To start, Chrome and Google app users on iPhone can now draw, highlight or tap on text and images to carry out a visual search of what they see in front of them.

The feature appears to be a limited version of Android's Circle to Search, contained within a few apps. Will it convince some Apple lovers to jump ship, or at least ditch Safari?