GoKawiilMishaal Rahman / Android Authority
TL;DR Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 enables, by default, previously hidden partial screenshot features.
The upgraded screen recording toolbar allows users of large-screen devices to also screenshot specific split-screen windows, custom selected areas, or the entire screen.
While the features work on large displays, enabling them on phones results in an unoptimized, enlarged toolbar UI.
Google has been working to improve the screenshot and screen recording experience on Android for a while now. We spotted changes coming to the screen recording experience for Android tablets and PCs last year. Google later released this redesigned experience with Android 17 Beta 3, but some features, like partial screen recording and partial screenshots, weren’t live at the time. Thankfully, with the latest Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 release, the partial screenshot feature is now enabled by default, but you’d still need a large-screen device.
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Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 now features a screen recording toolbar with screenshot tools.
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For screenshots, the screen recording toolbar offers three options: Take a screenshot of the selected window in split-screen mode Take a screenshot of the selected area Take a screenshot of the entire screen
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