After launching in last week’s Android Canary update, Google has added its redesigned screen recording menu to today’s Android 17 Beta 3, setting the stage for an all-but-guaranteed stable rollout later this year.
This pill-shaped screen recording menu first appeared in Android 17 leaks shared by 9to5Google, and now you can try it out without having to risk an unstable experience with Google’s Canary channel. The tool is seemingly unchanged from what we first saw go live last week, but if this is your first time getting to see Android’s refreshed look for controlling your screen recording UI, you’ll be excited to learn it’s a big upgrade.
While the screen recorder still lives within quick settings, once you’ve tapped that tile, everything else about this tool has been redesigned and streamlined. Android still records your entire screen by default, though you also have the option to select a single app from this drop-down menu. Curiously, the first time I tried Google’s new screen recorder on Android 17, it required me to open the single app I wanted to capture. After that, however, I could select “Single app” from my home screen, with the ability to select what you want to capture from a card-esque UI. Hitting the record button then opens whatever application you’ve selected prior to beginning the recording countdown.
As on Android Canary’s version of this tool, you can open the recording menu at any time by selecting the Live Update from the left-hand corner of your device. Once you’ve stopped your capture, you’ll see a playback preview screen that allows you to quickly edit, share, delete, or begin a new recording from one of its four buttons. Unfortunately, just as with last week’s appearance, the drawing tool that initially appeared in leaked screenshots of this tool back in January is still MIA on this build.
With Beta 3, Android 17 has now reached its platform stability phase, which makes it a perfect time to jump on board Google’s current early release program if you haven’t already. While you still might want to shy away from trying out Android 17 on your daily driver if you’re opposed to the occasional bug, we’re yet another step closer to a full launch.
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