To my surprise, when I used my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra’s S Pen to circle anything related to the new Deadpool & Wolverine film — like text that included the title of the movie — a tiny Deadpool appeared on my phone.
No, Deadpool hasn’t commandeered my Android device or anything. It’s a quirky new feature from Google as excitement for the movie crescendos before its first opening weekend. The search engine giant is calling the easter egg the “first-of-its-kind” as it celebrates the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) duo.
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How to get Deadpool to appear on your phone
First things first, this feature is only available on Android devices. This is because the easter egg relies on a new-ish feature called Circle to Search, which lets you draw circles around anything on your phone, like a puppy for example, to spark a quick Google search (e.g., you can look up the breed of that puppy in a flash).
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