Some Android users are reporting that the Gemini feature Circle to Search no longer shows a Share option, and it makes the feature feel like it just got a lot less practical.
If you used that shortcut all the time, you know why it mattered. It let you send what you circled right away, without dumping another screenshot into your gallery that you’d have to clean up later.
The complaints started on Reddit, and Android Authority says it can reproduce the change on some devices. In those cases, Circle to Search still shows actions like Create and Select text, but sharing isn’t available.
The missing control changes the workflow
Circle to Search works best when it reduces friction. Sharing from the overlay did exactly that, it turned a quick visual lookup into something you could pass along in seconds.
Without it, you’re forced into workarounds. You either take a screenshot or copy text, then bounce into another app to finish the job. That’s not what people expect from one of Android’s slickest utility features.
The sharing feature was first spotted in development in April 2024 and rolled out more broadly in August 2024, which makes its sudden disappearance harder to explain.
Bug, rollback, or test
Google hasn’t said what’s going on yet, so the best you can do is follow the few concrete clues that exist. One user report ties the change to a Google app beta build, version 17.3.60.sa.arm64.
In that case, the Share option returned after the user reset the Google app to factory defaults.
What you can try next
If you’re on the beta channel for the Google app, switching back to stable is a sensible first move. If you want the quickest fix that’s been reported so far, resetting the Google app to factory defaults is the only step linked to Share coming back.
If you’d rather avoid that, the fallback is straightforward. Use Select text to grab what you need, then share it from the app you’re already using, or take a screenshot and send it manually.
Keep an eye on Google app updates and changelogs. If this is a server-side switch or a beta-side regression, the next update should make the situation clearer, one way or the other.