{"id":658627,"date":"2026-05-22T14:51:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/658627\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:51:15","slug":"android-17-finally-enables-partial-screenshots-but-not-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/658627\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 17 finally enables partial screenshots, but not for everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mishaal Rahman \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

TL;DR<\/p>\n

Android 17 QPR1 Beta 3 enables, by default, previously hidden partial screenshot features.
\nThe upgraded screen recording toolbar allows users of large-screen devices to also screenshot specific split-screen windows, custom selected areas, or the entire screen.
\nWhile the features work on large displays, enabling them on phones results in an unoptimized, enlarged toolbar UI.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> last year. Google\u00a0later released this\u00a0redesigned experience with Android 17 Beta 3<\/a>, but some features, like partial screen recording and partial screenshots, weren\u2019t 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\u2019d still need a large-screen device.<\/p>\n

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For screenshots, the screen recording toolbar offers three options:<\/p>\n

Take a screenshot of the selected window in split-screen mode
\nTake a screenshot of the selected area
\nTake a screenshot of the entire screen<\/p>\n

\"Android\"Android<\/p>\n

The first option also works for App Bubbles to capture only the selection in the bubble. It should also work similarly for apps opened in windows in Aluminium OS.<\/p>\n

\"Android<\/p>\n

AssembleDebug \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

The above screenshot shows the partial screenshot UI in action on a large-screen device.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re hoping the partial screenshot feature makes its way to phones, there\u2019s good news and bad news. In the current release, forcefully enabling the features results in a broken, enlarged toolbar UI that isn\u2019t optimized for smaller screens like phones.<\/p>\n

\"Android\"Android<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, the partial screenshot feature still works, so perhaps a future release could fix the UI to bring over the functionality.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the partial screen recording feature still isn\u2019t enabled by default.<\/p>\n

\"Android\"Android<\/p>\n

Users can only screen record an active window or the whole screen with the screen recording toolbar. We hope the feature gets enabled in future releases.<\/p>\n

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