Search on your Pixel phone

When you use search on your Pixel phone, you can find content from both your phone and the web.

• Apps: Applications and content from apps
  • On the Pixel 11 series, you can search for specific info in Gmail, Clocks and alarms, Messages, Drive and Photos.
• Web: Online search results
• Contacts: Your contacts and the apps that you use to connect with them
• Settings: Phone settings, information and features
• Google Play Store: Apps from the Play Store
• Screenshots: Thumbnails of recent screenshots from your phone
• Google Assistant: Actions from the Assistant app that can be used to set up routines, send messages and other functions
• Pixel phone tips: Pixel-exclusive tips, tricks and new features

On your phone:

1. On the home screen, swipe up to reveal a search bar.
2. Type a query.
3. Tap on a search result.
   • To find more results, scroll down.

Tips:

• To change the apps that appear in your search result:
  1. Touch and hold on your home screen.
  2. In the drop-down list, tap Home settings Search settings  Control search results.
  3. Choose apps to turn on or off.
• To search the web only, tap the search bar on your home screen.

Use AI Mode

• You can access the AI Mode through a shortcut in the search bar for selected locales. Learn more about AI Mode.
• To disable the AI Mode shortcut:

1. In the search bar, tap the G icon.
2. Tap your profile icon Settings Customise Pixel search box.
3. Turn AI Mode on or off.

Circle to Search on your Pixel phone

Important: This feature is currently available for Pixel 6 and later.

1. At the bottom of your screen, touch and hold the Home button or navigation bar.
2. To search an image or text, you can circle, highlight, scribble or tap any part of an image or text you want to locate. Learn more about Circle to Search on your Pixel phone.

Advanced features

• To refine your query, you can use multisearch.
  1. Circle, highlight, scribble or tap an image.
  2. In the search bar, where the 'Add to your search' text appears, type your additional query. Learn more about multisearch.
• You can get AI Overviews with Circle to Search based on your text or multisearch queries.
  • If you're in the US:
    • By default, AI Overviews are available on multisearch queries.
    • To turn on AI Overviews for text queries, you need to opt in to 'AI Overviews and more' in Search Labs. Learn more about 'AI Overviews and more'.
  • If you're outside the US:
    • To turn on AI Overviews for text and multisearch queries, you need to opt in to 'AI Overviews and more' in Search Labs. Learn more about 'AI Overviews and more'.

Related resources

• Circle to Search on your Pixel phone or tablet
• Search your screen with Circle to Search