We've long been able to figure out the titles of songs playing around us, but now there's a new option for a feature that may surprise you

As reported by ZDNet, a new Google Lens-like feature called Google's Circle to Search is slowly gaining the ability to identify songs without the use of an app like Shazam

The surprising Circle to Search change was discovered by a Redditor after a recent Google app update According to comments and our own testing, song identification, like most Google updates, seems to be rolling out gradually

The feature was hinted to be coming before the Pixel launch event earlier this month, but Google made no announcement at the Made by Google presentation

Circle to Search was launched in 2023 with the Google Pixel 8 lineup, but gained steam earlier this year when it was included in Samsung's flagship S24 series This search feature allows users to circle items on the screen Everything within the circle is identified for purchase, knowledge, translation, or copying of text

Google Assistant already has a song identification feature, so Circle to Search would use that tool to find songs And Pixel devices have had Now Playing for a while, which provides similar results; the Pixel version can be set to identify songs on the lock screen

After updating the device, here's how to check if the Circle to Search version has a song ID Open Circle to Search by pressing the Home button or the Navigation Bar When the search bar opens, you will see a music note icon

Like Shazam or the Google Assistant tool, a “listening” overlay will appear when you search for a song Eventually, the song title and artist name will be displayed

Apparently, you can also sing or hum a song into the phone, and Circle to Search will try to find the song from that song as well How well this works depends on how well you actually remember the song in your ear

Google has not officially announced this feature We contacted the company and a spokesperson told us 'We're always trying new ways to make it easier for people to find the information they're looking for' But they had nothing else to share about Circle to Search or the song ID feature