Circle to Search comes to 200 series phones via new update

The Honor 200 series is getting a new update that finally introduces the Circle to Search feature in India. The RM3 version is an over-the-air (OTA) update for the Honor 200 5G and Honor 200 Pro 5G smartphones. In addition to the new artificial intelligence (AI) feature, it also adds the Google October 2024 security patch as well as performance improvements. Interestingly, the Circle to Search feature was first announced for the series earlier this month, but it has not been rolled out in India yet.

Honor 200 series gets Circle to search in India

Google’s Circle to Search was first introduced in the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. Later it was also added to the Pixel 8 series. Although it was expanded to more Samsung and Pixel devices, the feature was not rolled out to smartphones by other manufacturers. Recently, the Mountain View-based tech giant said that the visual lookup feature will also be introduced to more smartphones in the Android ecosystem.

The new one RM3 update for the Honor 200 series also adds performance and security improvements. The Google October 2024 security patch is being added to protect smartphones against cyber threats. Users can also record system audio during screen recording. Additionally, three screen recording resolutions of 480p, 720p and 1080p have been made available for users to choose from.

Finally, the visual search tool Circle to Search is also added. This feature allows users to quickly search the web for any visual element visible on the screen. The feature can also select and copy text from images and translate text into different languages.

The new RM3 update from the Honor 200 series will be available to all users on October 31, according to the company. To download and install the update, users must go to Institutions and scroll to System and updates option. Users have to tap that software update. A new update should appear when users click on it Check for updates. Once downloaded, users can install it.