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Wed Jan 15 2025

Do you often get stuck in video games? Google's new Circle to Search feature might be the solution to your gaming problems.

Get Game Help could be a smart boost for Circle to enhance its search.

Google is working on a new feature for its Circle to Search tool that could benefit mobile gamers. This feature, known as "Get Game Help," would allow users to take screenshots while playing and use these images as a basis for conducting internet searches, providing access to helpful tips and tricks.

Recently, a new button related to this functionality was discovered in the unpublished code of Android, suggesting that it may be in development. However, for the time being, the search does not seem to be very specific, as the results would pull information from various platforms and websites. This indicates that it would be more of a shortcut than a completely new method of obtaining help.

One of the challenges that Google faces with this feature is determining which game the user is playing and the level they are stuck on. This may lead players to manually refine their searches by providing the name of the game and the stage they are on.

Although there is no definitive information on whether "Get Game Help" will be further optimized before its launch, it is likely that adjustments will be made to enhance its effectiveness. Additionally, it was noticed that the help button appears whenever Circle to Search is activated, raising questions about its ability to differentiate between games and other applications.

In the last months of 2024 and early 2025, Google has significantly pushed the adoption of Circle to Search, a feature that began to be available on devices outside of its traditional ecosystems in September 2024. Throughout 2024, Google also implemented other improvements to this tool, including song recognition similar to Shazam. However, this is the first time that a feature specifically focused on mobile games has been observed.