Circle to Search Now Uses AI to Detect Scams [New Android Features]

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• Google announced a total of six new features as part of the December 2025 “New Android Features” for Android devices.
• One of the December 2025 “New Android Features” is an AI search for suspicious chats and text messages using “Circle to Search.”
• By circling a chat or text message on the screen with “Circle to Search,” it provides a summary of whether it is a suspected scam based on information from across the web.

On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, Google announced a total of six new features as part of the December 2025 “New Android Features” for Android devices.

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One of the December 2025 “New Android Features” is an AI search for suspicious chats and text messages using “Circle to Search.” By circling a chat or text message on the screen with “Circle to Search,” it displays a summary of whether it is a suspected scam, based on information from across the web.

Furthermore, it will also show related guidance and recommended next steps.

Incidentally, a function similar to the AI search for suspicious chats and text messages using “Circle to Search,” which was announced as one of the December 2025 “New Android Features,” is also available in the Android / iOS version of “Google Lens.” By taking a screenshot and uploading it to “Google Lens,” it will display a summary of whether it is a suspected scam based on information from across the web.

Source: Google