Wait, I just saw Deadpool appear on my phone. It's Google's new easter egg to promote the film.
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.
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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Google's new Circle to Search feature made its debut on Samsung Galaxy S24 devices in January and rolled out to the Google Pixel 8 series, too.
That being said, here's how to get Deadpool to come out of its hiding place.
Step one: Find the words "Deadpool and Wolverine" on Mashable's review of the film.
Step two: Press and hold the circular button on the bottom taskbar.
Step three: Use an S Pen or your finger to circle "Deadpool and Wolverine."
Step four: Watch a tiny Deadpool, or other characters like Wolverine and Dogpool, appear on your device.
This easter egg won't last for long. A Google rep told Mashable that this feature will end on Aug. 31.
Kimberly Gedeon, at Mashable since 2023, is a tech explorer who enjoys doing deep dives into the most popular gadgets, from the latest iPhones to the most immersive VR headsets. She's drawn to strange, avant-garde, bizarre tech, whether it's a 3D laptop, a gaming rig that can transform into a briefcase, or smart glasses that can capture video. Her journalism career kicked off about a decade ago at MadameNoire where she covered tech and business before landing as a tech editor at Laptop Mag in 2020.